F.C.STONE: THE U.S. NEEDS 15 MLN MORE GRAIN ACRES IN THE NEXT 24 MONTHS!!!!! THIS IS A MULTI YEAR PROBLEM THAT MUST, NOW , ULTIMATELY FORCE USDA TO ALTER CRP ACREAGE PROGRAM DROP OUT DETAILS. WE NEED 9 MLN MORE CORN AND BEAN ACRES ( 7.6 MLN CORN/BEANS) THIS SPRING AND ANOTHER 5.6 MLN IN 2009 (5.7 MLN CORN/BEANS) . THE ABOVE ASSUMES GOOD WEATHER CONSTANTLY.
THIS IS LARGELY "OUT OF CONTROL" REQUIRING UNPRECEDENTED ACREAGE ACQUISITION AND REALLOCATION . EVEN WITH MASSIVE POSSIBLE ACREAGE MANIPULATION THRU MARKET PRICE, WE STILL NEED OVER 3 MLN ACRES OF PASTURE THIS YEAR AND ANOTHER 3 MLN NEXT YEAR TO MOVE TO GRAIN PRODUCTION TO HAVE ANY "HOPE" OF BALANCING THE SITUATION. WASHINGTON POLICY HAS CREATED A MAN-MADE FOOD SHORTAGE HERE AND THIS NOW MOST LIKELY NEEDS TO BE SOLVED BY HUMAN INTERVENTION CHANGING THE "RULES" OF CRP AND EVENTUALLY FUEL MANDATES. END
