USDA Commodity Costs and Return Estimates

USDA Commodity Costs and Return Estimates

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...
Cotton Marketing News:  Cotton’s Struggles Continue

Cotton Marketing News: Cotton’s Struggles Continue

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...
Cotton Marketing News:  Where to Go from Here?

Cotton Marketing News: Where to Go from Here?

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...
Cotton Marketing News: An Updated Simplistic Outlook

Cotton Marketing News: An Updated Simplistic Outlook

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...