Soybean acres will rise to record levels, and corn acres will drop considerably more than expected this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its annual Prospective Plantings report published March 31. 

The USDA projected acres planted to corn in the U.S. this spring will be 89.5 million, 4% fewer than 2021, while soybean planted acres will reach a...