DATE: 12 June 2023
SECTOR: Farming
SOURCE: The U.S Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS)
TOPIC: U.S. soybean production
SUMMARY: Twenty years of trends in U.S. soybean production practices, costs, and returns
DESCRIPTION: Using nationally representative survey data from U.S. soybean farmers alongside data on costs and returns, this study examines key developments in U.S. soybean production over the past two decades. It summarizes changing trends in acreage, yield, prices, costs, and returns. It also analyzes how production practices have shaped these trends along with factors such as growing export demand, trade and biofuel policy, weather, and other environmental concerns.
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