The following are analysts' estimates in millions of acres for the 2012 U.S. Prospective Plantings report, as compiled by Dow Jones Newswires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday. Parentheses denote the number of estimates in that average and range.

                  Average     Range     2011 Seedings 
Corn (20)          94.7      93.7-95.7   91.921 
Soybeans (20)      75.5      74.5-76.7   74.976 
All Wheat (18)     57.6      56.6-58.3   54.409 
Winter Wheat (12)  42.0      41.5-42.6   40.646 
Spring Wheat (15)  13.4      12.1-14.5   12.394 
Durum (15)          2.3       1.5-2.5     1.369 
                              All   Winter Other 
                  Corn  Soy   Wheat Wheat  Spring Durum 
ABN Amro          94.8  74.7  58.1  41.9   13.7   2.5 
ADM Invs          94.0  75.0  58.2  42.0   13.7   2.5 
AgriSource        95.2  75.5  57.5   n/a    n/a   n/a 
Agrivisor         94.9  76.1  57.8   n/a   13.7   2.5 
Allendale         95.0  74.5  56.6  42.2   12.6   1.8 
Citigroup         93.8  76.4  58.1  41.9   13.3   2.4 
Doane             95.6  74.7  58.0  41.9   13.8   2.3 
Farm Futures      95.1  76.0  56.7  41.9   12.4   2.4 
GCAC              93.9  75.0  56.7   n/a    n/a   n/a 
*Informa          95.5  75.1   n/a   n/a   13.8   2.4 
Jefferies Bache   94.0  76.3  58.2  42.2   13.5   2.5 
Kropf/Love        94.5  75.0  57.5  42.0   13.3   2.2 
Linn Group        94.8  76.7  57.1  42.6   12.1   2.4 
Newedge           93.7  76.0  58.2  41.9   13.8   2.5 
PFG Best          94.5  75.9  57.5  41.5   14.5   1.5 
Price Grp         93.9  76.0  58.3   n/a    n/a   n/a 
Prime Ag          95.0  75.0  58.0   n/a    n/a   n/a 
Rice Dairy        94.8  75.3  57.9  41.9   13.5   2.5 
RJ O'Brien        95.0  75.0  57.0   n/a   13.0   2.1 
US Commod         95.7  76.2   n/a   n/a    n/a   n/a

*From trade sources

-By Andrew Johnson Jr., Ian Berry and Owen Fletcher, Dow Jones Newswires; 312- 347-4604; andrew.johnsonjr@dowjones.com

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March 26, 2012 12:41 ET (16:41 GMT)