Corn production in 2020 expected to rise to new heights

Feb 04, 2020 at 08:10 AM CST
Corn producers in the Texas Panhandle are banking on an increase in international exports to help offset prices remaining flat. Conditions appear right for a large supply of corn to be exported in 2020, but questions about a global public health emergency leaving some wondering how much seed or kernel to plant. “We hope for good yields and good yields will turn to a good profit,” said Dustin Babcock, farmer. “I think the biggest struggle with corn in 2019, was the wet conditions at harvest. We had a wet fall and we struggled to get the crop out.”

Feb 04, 2020 at 08:10 AM CST

Corn producers in the Texas Panhandle are banking on an increase in international exports to help offset prices remaining flat. Conditions appear right for a large supply of corn to be exported in 2020, but questions about a global public health emergency leaving some wondering how much seed or kernel to plant. “We hope for good yields and good yields will turn to a good profit,” said Dustin Babcock, farmer. “I think the biggest struggle with corn in 2019, was the wet conditions at harvest. We had a wet fall and we struggled to get the crop out.”