date:Jul 04, 2012
producers to plant peanuts instead of its main competition, cotton, which has declined sharply in price from a year ago. Peanuts and cotton are frequently rotated to maintain soil condition.
The increase in peanut acreage and the favorable temperatures during planting time in April and May, coupled with generous early rainfall, have peanut prognosticators thinking top-producer Georgia might experience yields as high as 3,500 lbs per acre on a larger base of acres this year. The U.S.D.A.s most r