This is not just a corn acreage decision for 2008 plantings, because soybean and wheat markets are currently indicating the need for more planted acres for the 2008 season.

这一决定将不仅针对2008年度的玉米播种面积，因为大豆市场和小麦市场目前均有迹象表明2008年度的播种面积需要扩大。

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In the 1990s China was one of the first countries to approve some genetically modified cash crops, such as cotton and corn, and today China has more acreage devoted to growing GM crops than just about any other country in the world.

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Although the Murrows doubled their acreage, the farm was still small, and the corn and hay brought in just a few hundred dollars a year.

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According to the department, 63% of the nation's hay acreage and about 73% of cattle acreage are in drought areas, as are about 87% of U.S. corn and 85% of soybeans.

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