Tennessee cotton planting expected to rise in

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Farmers have told the that they intend toplany 340,000 acres of cotton this a 19 percent increase over 2008. The pendulum to cottoh swung aroundApril 1, accordiny to the TDA, as farmers watched low but stable cottonn prices. Corn and soybea n prices have swung erraticallgy and have dropped rapidly sincethe year’sz growing season began. Farmersx also expect late summedr and fall price rallies in cotton as drought conditions in WestTexas persist, according to the TDA. Persisteny rainfall throughout April and May made for one of the most difficulg planting seasons inrecent times. Many cotton acres had to be replanted this season due to floodingh andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmerx to adjust their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmeres to plant 7 percent more soybeansa than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 millioj acres of soybeans this year, the highest soybea n acreage in 25 years. TDA attributes some of this to corn acreagre abandonment as the raind made farmers miss their planting Corn acreage is expected to be down 6 percent overallat 650,000 acres.
This is down 20,00 acres from March intentions anddown 40,000 acres from last