by external | May 21, 2021
– New crop December futures had a miserable week. Texas got rain and that’s good, but the market took a toll on the grower because of it. December futures lost 567 points for the week—closing at 81.22 cents—the lowest in a month. This wipes out about half of...
by external | May 7, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics The market (new crop December futures) seems to be working its way in to a “comfort zone” of mostly 81 to 87 cents. Ahead of USDA’s May supply/demand numbers on the 12th, and the first estimate of actual acres...
by external | Apr 16, 2021
– Dr. Steve Li, Auburn Weed Scientist – Cotton planting will be in full swing in just another week or two. One thing that I cannot emphasize enough is to START CLEAN (free of weeds), particularly in no-till fields. A single-pass burndown treatment is often...
by external | Apr 16, 2021
Dr. Steve Brown, Auburn Cotton Agronomist – The high cost of seed (and technology) compel a hard look at reduced seeding rates. The broad compensatory nature of cotton – the ability to make comparable yields across a range of plant populations – affords that...
by external | Apr 16, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics From the peak near 88 cents in late February, to the decline to near 76 cents in late March, cotton prices (new crop December futures) are trying to mount a comeback. Since the latest low, we’ve had 9 up days...
