The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its annual crop production report for Virginia, revealing the state’s farmers reaped bountiful yields despite adverse growing conditions.
Following a year plagued with wet weather and numerous setbacks, Virginia cotton and peanut farmers are anticipating a successful fall harvest.
Virginia’s cotton and peanut harvests are lagging due to a series of disruptive weather events, and the threat of additional rain could further dampen farmers’ efforts.
Cotton and peanut growers are expecting a robust harvest this fall, despite an extremely dry end to the summer.
Hoping to turn a profit, Virginia cotton growers planted 7,000 more acres this year than they did in 2018, but cotton prices have dropped significantly.