An ag economist says cropland expansion in other countries could put U.S. farmers at a disadvantage.
Ohio State University professor emeritus Carl Zulauf tells Brownfield about 400 million acres of farmland have been added to worldwide crop production since 2000.
“Particularly, the land has increased in South America, but sub-Saharan Africa has been the other major expansion area, and India,” he says.
Zulauf says deforestation, cropland returning to production, and double cropping have led to the increases in other countries.
