date:May 26, 2012
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In the Deep South, diesel prices are running about $4.00 per gallon, up 20-cents vs. a year ago.
On paper, soybeans look more profitable than other crops we have planted. Also, there is just less risk in raising soybeans compared to other crops.
Overall, the Mississippi farmer plans to plant 800 acres of soybeans this year, 400 acres of corn, 400 acres of peanuts and 200 acres of wheat-beans or beans after harvesting wheat.
Having planted his first soybean crop on April 25, 2012, Kill