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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Loin" data-source="post: 519053" data-attributes="member: 5601"><p>Mwj,</p><p>Re:</p><p></p><p>I never said anyone was crazy. And on several occasions I stated there were many factors that effect both wheat and corn prices and acreage harvested.</p><p>But I also said more corn for ethanol had to be grown somewhere as the below stats are a strong indication where some of it is being grown.</p><p>As ya know, they just ain't making land any more.</p><p>SL</p><p>Wheat harvested</p><p>2004 ********* 49,999 Thousand acres</p><p>2005 ********* 50,119 ***** up *** 120</p><p>2006 ********* 46.810 *** down 3,189</p><p>2007 ********* 51,011 **** up ** 1,012</p><p>Cumulative Harvest DOWN 2,057,000 acres</p><p></p><p>Corn Harvested</p><p>2004 ********* 73,631 Thousand acres</p><p>2005 ********* 75,117 ***** up 1,486</p><p>2006 ********* 70,648 ** down 2,983</p><p>2007 ********* 86,542 ***** up12,911</p><p>Cumulative Harvest UP 11,414,000 acres</p><p></p><p>FACT: The cumulative harvest of wheat from 2004 through 2007 is DOWN 2,057,000 acres!</p><p>FACT: The cumulative harvest of corn from 2004 through 2007 is UP 11,414,000 acres. </p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/PullData_US.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/PullData_US.jsp</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sir Loin, post: 519053, member: 5601"] Mwj, Re: I never said anyone was crazy. And on several occasions I stated there were many factors that effect both wheat and corn prices and acreage harvested. But I also said more corn for ethanol had to be grown somewhere as the below stats are a strong indication where some of it is being grown. As ya know, they just ain’t making land any more. SL Wheat harvested 2004 ********* 49,999 Thousand acres 2005 ********* 50,119 ***** up *** 120 2006 ********* 46.810 *** down 3,189 2007 ********* 51,011 **** up ** 1,012 Cumulative Harvest DOWN 2,057,000 acres Corn Harvested 2004 ********* 73,631 Thousand acres 2005 ********* 75,117 ***** up 1,486 2006 ********* 70,648 ** down 2,983 2007 ********* 86,542 ***** up12,911 Cumulative Harvest UP 11,414,000 acres FACT: The cumulative harvest of wheat from 2004 through 2007 is DOWN 2,057,000 acres! FACT: The cumulative harvest of corn from 2004 through 2007 is UP 11,414,000 acres. Source: [url=http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/PullData_US.jsp]http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/PullData_US.jsp[/url] [/QUOTE]
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