US Cotton Acreage Forecast Up 6.2%

Weaker Prices for Other Crops Boost Acreage Intentions

Duane Howell
By  Duane Howell , DTN Contributing Cotton Analyst
U.S. growers intend to plant 9.1 million acres of cotton in 2016, the latest National Cotton Council survey shows. ( DTN file photo)
Producers intend to plant 9.1 million acres in 2016, according to the National Cotton Council's annual survey. Weaker prices of competing crops cited as contributing to prospects for larger cotton acreage.

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