Farmers in the U.S. plan to plant more corn and fewer soybeans this spring than they did last year, hoping to eke out a profit and shield themselves from U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs,

To counteract President Trump's tariff threats, U.S. farmers are pivoting towards more corn plantings over soybeans for profitability. Despite trade tensions, corn is a more reliable crop choice, as global corn supplies dwindle.

Farmers will have trouble eking out a profit this year, experts say, but they see corn as the better route to earnings than soybeans