its more complex than the article covers.. Let me explain(my bias I am in NW Indiana and grew up working on my Uncles Farms). The herbicides used for corn mess

its more complex than the article covers.. Let me explain(my bias I am in NW Indiana and grew up working on my Uncles Farms). The herbicides used for corn mess-up other crops that have shorter periods of growth that could be used to replace corn due to late planting. That means for example they cannot switch ot Soybeans due to herbicides used for corn from the previous years crop. Late planting of corn affects price as most farmers sell corn on the options market per a contract and late planting will adjust that future contract price downward