Cotton and corn acreage in Mississippi are more than 30% below March projections, while growers of soybeans and peanuts planted much more than initially forecasted. The U.S. Department of Agriculture …
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USDA: Arkansas growers expected to increase plantings modestly
• By Ryan McGeeney • Arkansas corn and soybean growers are expected to increase the amount they plant modestly this season, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent Planting …
Read More »COVID-19 crisis could modify Mississippi planting intentions
Weather always plays a role in the spring planting decisions of Mississippi row-crop producers, but the market impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is another variable they will have to …
Read More »USDA: Soybean growers plan to plant 83.5 million acres, up 10% from 2019
U.S. soybean producers say they plan to plant 83.5 million acres this season, up 10% from 2019. But this year’s planting intentions are still far behind the 89.1 million acres …
Read More »NASS: Arkansas soybean acres drop to lowest in more than 50 years
Arkansas’ soybean acreage has dropped to its lowest point since 1960, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service crops resurvey figures released Monday. When NASS released its June 30 acreage …
Read More »NASS planting report out — Arkansas cotton, soybeans up for a recount
The strangeness of Arkansas’ rain-soaked planting season sloshed over into Friday’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Acreage report, with the agency saying it would be collecting additional information on the state’s …
Read More »NASS survey: 2019 planted soybean acres expected to drop 5%
Growers intend to plant 84.6 million acres in 2019, down 5 percent from the 89.1 million acres planted last year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service
Read More »LSU AgCenter ag economist predicts acreage mix will change this season
Projections indicate that corn and cotton acreage will increase this year but less grain sorghum and soybeans will be grown in the state, an Louisiana State University AgCenter economist told …
Read More »USDA predicts record soybean plantings in 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that growers nationwide will plant a record 89.5 million acres of soybeans, up 7 percent from 2016, according to its March 31 prospective plantings report.
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