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Early USDA estimate shows 13.2 million cotton acres in 2012
Story Date: 2/29/2012
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Source: SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 2/24/12
EDITOR’s NOTE — The following information was compiled by USDA’s James Johnson, James Kiawu, Stephen MacDonald, Leslie Meyer and Carol Skelly and was presented this past week at the Agricultural Outlook Conference in Washington, D.C.
The early USDA projection for 2012 U.S. cotton planted acreage is 13.2 million acres, a decrease of about 10 percent from last year, due mainly to lower cotton prices and relative net returns that favor shifts to alternative crops.
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