There are already a number of private analysts issuing guesses on what farmers will plant in 2016. Most are looking for more corn and soybean acres as well as additional total planted acres. Those estimates seem optimistic, however, for several reasons.The January series of USDA reports could have been the last of the bearish numbers until the late spring/early summer period when Northern Hemisphere crops have been planted and more official new crop estimates appear. The fear of increased 2015 yields and crop production for corn and soybeans has passed. The lower-than-expected U.S. winter wheat planted acreage number should mean that at least U.S. wheat production will likely be unchanged or below the 2015 level. This will of course depend...