Cotton Marketing News:  Smaller US Crop Now Seems Likely

Cotton Marketing News: Smaller US Crop Now Seems Likely

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – USDA’s June 30 Acreage Report said US cotton growers planted 12.185 million acres this year.  Using that planted acreage and assuming average yield and abandonment for the past 10 years, last week’s Crop...
Freezer Beef Boot Camp – Tuesdays in July

Freezer Beef Boot Camp – Tuesdays in July

– There has been a tremendous spike in interest from cattle producers to begin to make the transition from marketing live cattle to marketing beef. In an effort to support those producers and answer their questions UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County and state...
Cotton Marketing News:  Neutral Market Continues

Cotton Marketing News: Neutral Market Continues

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – Futures Prices USDA’s Acreage report, the first estimate of actual acres planted, will be out next week on Tuesday, June 30th.  USDA’s Prospective Plantings report back at the end of March said that...
Cotton Market Commentary:  Mid-June Summary

Cotton Market Commentary: Mid-June Summary

Thursday—June 18, 2020 Here’s the situation and the question on everyone’s mind.  It’s now past mid-June.  Typically by this time, the market has presented growers with at least one “decent” opportunity to market/price a portion of the upcoming crop.  Well, I doubt...
Cotton Market Commentary – Prices Reached the 60’s this Week

Cotton Market Commentary – Prices Reached the 60’s this Week

– The cotton market is attempting to venture into territory we’ve not seen in a while—prices with a “6” in the front.  Prices touched the 60’s this week—the highest in almost 3 months.  Staying there is still a question mark, however. Prices (July futures) have...