The Latest on Cotton, Peanut Harvests

Dan Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Peanuts

Both cotton and peanut harvests continues across the Southeast. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey first runs through the latest on cotton harvest progress. And Rippey looks at what the USDA report says about the peanut harvest as of this past Sunday. In Alabama, cotton bolls opening is 98 percent, which compares to 88 percent last year with the 5-year average at 93 percent. Cotton harvested …

Florida Citrus Season Marked by Production Drop

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts

(TALLAHASSEE/NSF) — Florida citrus growers recorded a very slight bump in orange production in the final count of the growing season, but the industry still experienced one of its most-devastating seasons in eight decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, in a final report for the 2021-2022 season, said growers produced 40.95 million boxes of oranges, the lowest amount …

Cotton Planting Estimates Up from Last Year

Dan Cotton, Crop Forecasts, USDA-NASS

Becky Sommer with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service reports the initial cotton planting estimates for this year. Growers intend to plant 12.2 million acres of all cotton across the United States, which is up 9 percent from the previous year. Cotton producers in Georgia expect to plant an estimated 1.2 million acres, up 3 percent from the previous year.  …

Crop Planting Report has Peanuts, Corn Down and Other Crops Up for this Year

Dan Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat

USDA Agricultural Statistics Service released their annual Crop Planting Report. Tyron Spearman reports the outcome for peanuts, cotton, corn, soybeans, and wheat. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

U.S. Cotton Production Forecast Still Up 25 Percent from Last Year

Dan Cotton, Crop Forecasts

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their December crop reports today. Becky Sommer with NASS in Washington D.C. says the U.S. cotton production estimate is still up 25 percent from last year’s crop. All cotton production is forecast at 18.3 million 480?pound bales, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast, and up 25 percent from 2020. Based on conditions …

USDA Collecting Final 2021 Crop Production and Stocks Data

Dan Crop Forecasts, USDA-NASS

With another harvest season nearing an end, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be contacting producers to gather final year-end crop production numbers and the amount of grain and oilseeds stored on their farms. Plus, NASS will survey grain facility operators to determine year-end grain and oilseed stocks. To protect the health of producers, partners, and employees, NASS …

U.S. Peanut Production Forecast is Up One Percent from Last Year

Dan Crop Forecasts, Peanuts

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released their November crop production estimates, and they now say the U.S. peanut crop is expected to be up only one percent compared to last year. Tyron Spearman has the new numbers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Harvest of Cotton and Peanuts Continues

Dan Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Peanuts

While the recent dry weather conditions have allowed the harvest of both cotton and peanuts to pick up, it also created favorable conditions for cotton crop development. But, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes the percentage of cotton bolls opening around the country are still behind the 5-year averages. And Rippey notes there are also delays in harvest progress for peanuts. In Alabama, …