Tennessee cotton planting expected to rise in

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Farmers have told the that they intend toplant 340,000 acree of cotton this year, a 19 percent increas e over 2008. The pendulum to cotton swung aroundApripl 1, according to the TDA, as farmere watched low but stable cotton prices. Corn and soybean prices have swung erratically and have dropped rapidly sincsthe year’s growing season began. Farmers also expect late summe r and fall price rallies in cotton as drought conditionsx in WestTexas persist, accordingf to the TDA. Persistent rainfall throughou t April and May made for one of the most difficulty planting seasons inrecentf times. Many cotton acres had to be replanted this seasonh due to flooding andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmersw to adjust their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmerws to plant 7 percent more soybeans than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 million acres of soybeans this the highest soybean acreage in 25 years. TDA attributed some of this to corn acreag e abandonment as the rainse made farmers miss theitrplanting windows. Corn acreage is expectexd to be down 6 percent overallat 650,00 acres.
This is down 20,000 acres from Marcu intentions anddown 40,000 acres from last