# Recent rally could lead to additional soybean acres - Brownfield Ag News

> Recent soybean price strength, driven by prolonged dryness in Argentina, is prompting some US farmers to add soybean acres. Private estimates suggest US soybean acreage could surpass corn for the first time in 2018.

- Date: 2018-02-21 · published 2018-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66530-recent-rally-could-lead-to-additional-soybean-acres-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected higher soybean plantings would increase future US supply and could cap prices, while a shift away from corn could affect corn balance sheets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/recent-rally-lead-additional-soybean-acres/

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