Tennessee cotton planting expected to rise in

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Farmers have told the that they intenr toplant 340,000 acres of cotton this a 19 percent increase over 2008. The pendulukm to cotton swung aroundApril 1, according to the TDA, as farmerw watched low but stable cotton Corn and soybean prices have swung erratically and have dropped rapidly since the year’s growing season began. Farmers also expect late summert and fall price rallies in cotton as drought conditions in WestTexas persist, according to the TDA. Persistentg rainfall throughout April and May made for one of the most difficultf planting seasons inrecentf times. Many cotton acrese had to be replanted this season due to floodinvg andseed rot.
The rain also led many farmers to adjust their overallplanting intentions. The rain led many farmer to plant 7 percent more soybeans than they did last Tennessee farmers willplant 1.6 million acres of soybeans this year, the highesyt soybean acreage in 25 TDA attributes some of this to corn acreage abandonment as the rains made farmers miss thei r planting windows. Corn acreage is expecte to be down 6 percent overallat 650,000 This is down 20,000 acres from March intention s and down 40,000 acres from last year.