Dr. Michael A. Deliberto
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
In an effort to better understand planting intentions ahead of actual planting, the USDA annually sends out approximately 80,000 surveys to farmers in the first two weeks of March. On Wednesday, March 31st , the USDA released their annual planting intentions report for major agricultural crops in the U.S. for the 2021/22 crop year.