date:Jul 04, 2012
the same time in 2011.
Acres were up sharply as well. In the June 29 U.S.D.A. annual Acreage report, surveyed producers in the 10 major peanut-growing states said they planted 1,526,000 acres in peanuts this year, up from 1,422,000 acres indicated in the U.S.D.A.s March 30 Planting Intentions report and up 385,400 acres, or 34%, from 1,140,600 acres in 2011. Cotton, which competes with peanuts for land in some states, declined to 12,635,000 overall acres in 2012, down 14% from 14,735,400 acres i