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Agronomist not sensing huge decrease in soybeans next year

An agronomist in southwest Minnesota is pumping the brakes on expectations of significantly fewer soybean acres in 2019.

Roger Plooster with Golden Harvest Seeds says he’s been talking to a lot of growers this fall.

“Surprisingly, at least the guys who have been in a corn/soybean rotation, have said they’re going to stay with that rotation.  That seems to be where I pick up my best yields and that type of thing.”

He does anticipate a slight reduction for soybeans because of prices and ongoing trade uncertainty.

“But I”m guessing, at least the growers I talk to, seems like they’re going to stay with business as usual.  Which is probably a smart move.”

In its first estimates for the 2019 soybean crop, USDA is forecasting about a seven million-acre reduction.