by Doug Mayo | Oct 18, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Cotton growers, in the midst of the harvest season, are waiting for prices to show some improvement before pricing any remaining portions of the crop. While the seesaw action in price continues, it increasingly...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 11, 2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service Cost and return estimates are reported for the United States and major production regions for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, peanuts, oats, barley, milk, hogs, and cow-calf. The series of commodity cost and...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 4, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Recently, I have often been asked if cotton prices are going to get better. It’s a tough question and no one knows the answer. There are positive scenarios that would push price up but the market continues to...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 4, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by the Texas County Reporter. Bob and Kelli Phillips travel across Texas sharing stories about interesting people and places in the Lone Star State. Their videos feature oddball collectors, thought-provoking artists, and...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 16, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics I’ve devoted the last 30 years of my life to cotton growers and the cotton industry. Prior to this, I witnessed the 1980’s when financial problems took a toll on many farm businesses. While on faculty at the...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 29, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics USDA’s August crop production and supply and demand estimates will be released in a couple of weeks. This will be the first production estimates of the 2019 crop year based on actual producer survey. US Crop The...