Futures Market, Rotation Positive For Cotton
Carroll Smith
Senior
"It seems that the overall consensus in our state is that cotton acres will not decrease any more here unless the price differentials between cotton and soybeans become even greater," Bourland says. "If soybean prices jump up a bit more, cotton acres may decrease some, but I sense that we have already reached our base."
Another positive indicator that cotton acres could be on the rise is that soybeans typically are not a good option in northeast Arkansas on the real sandy soils. Also, corn has been planted on silt loam soils for the past couple of years as a rotation crop, and it's about time for that land to go back into cotton to realize rotation benefits.
"Realistically, I think it will be the end of January before we can get a pretty good idea of what farmers are thinking," Bourland says. "On the extreme positive side, we could see cotton acres in Arkansas potentially go up 10 percent."
source : cottonfarming
Carroll Smith
Senior
"It seems that the overall consensus in our state is that cotton acres will not decrease any more here unless the price differentials between cotton and soybeans become even greater," Bourland says. "If soybean prices jump up a bit more, cotton acres may decrease some, but I sense that we have already reached our base."
Another positive indicator that cotton acres could be on the rise is that soybeans typically are not a good option in northeast Arkansas on the real sandy soils. Also, corn has been planted on silt loam soils for the past couple of years as a rotation crop, and it's about time for that land to go back into cotton to realize rotation benefits.
"Realistically, I think it will be the end of January before we can get a pretty good idea of what farmers are thinking," Bourland says. "On the extreme positive side, we could see cotton acres in Arkansas potentially go up 10 percent."
source : cottonfarming
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