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August 16, 2024 | Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
By Shawn Wade USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has issued its first estimate of Upland cotton production for the 2024 growing season projecting an Upland crop of 14.55 million bales – some 1.5 million bales below market expectations. This first production estimate, combined with the release of USDA Farm Service Agency’s August 12 certified acreage report have provided much-needed insight into this year’s crop prospects.
November Cotton and Cottonseed Price/Marketing Figures Released
Body According to USDA figures released December 30, November 2021 cotton marketings totaled 3,336,000 bales, a huge and impressive uptick in the number of bales marketed compared to the previous month. As expected, stronger prices for 2021-crop cotton continue to push the projected market year average (MYA) price received by growers for cotton lint higher as well. The November marketings averaged 85.90 cents per pound.
December Crop Production and Ginning Reports
Subhead December 10, 2021 Body Texas is expected to produce 8 million bales of Upland cotton in 2021 according to the December Crop Production report from USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service. U.S. Upland production was projected slightly higher at 17.91 million bales. The Texas figure is down 100,000 bales from the previous month’s forecast.
Harvest progress nearing 75% as High Plains receives first freeze
Body The High Plains has finally recorded its first, widespread freeze, which will set the stage for producers to make their final push toward completing the 2021 harvest. According to reports gathered from around the area it appears the region is rapidly closing in on the finish line and could be as much as 75-80 percent finished by Thanksgiving. Favorable weather has been a primary reason for the rapid progress that growers achieved over the past few weeks.
2022 Beltwide Cotton Conference Reg. Now Open
Body Plans for the 2022 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC), January 4-6, 2022 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, TX, are moving forward and online registration for producers and cotton industry representatives is open. To register go to www.cotton.org/beltwide/. That BWCC home page also includes more information about the forum, including a link to make housing reservations and an updated program.
PCG Board holds quarterly Directors meeting on Oct. 13
The Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. (PCG) Board of Director’s quarterly board meeting was held October 13 at the FiberMax Center for Discovery in Lubbock, Texas. The shared sentiment among those present was an eagerness to get the 2021 harvest season started. Most of the producers in attendance noted that cotton in most areas is being prepped for harvest and that in some cases harvest activity has already started.
2020 Harvest season has arrived on the Texas High Plians for producers/gins
Body Cotton producers and ginners throughout the High Plains region are ramping up harvest and ginning activity on the 2021 cotton crop after receiving almost ideal weather to finish out the crop over the past month and a half. Generally open weather in September and October allowed producers to overcome a later than normal start. With the finish line for the 2021 crop in sight producers are actively applying harvest aid materials and getting ready to hit the fields.
Regenerative agriculture evaluation gets underway in Texas and Oklahoma
A team of scientists from Texas A&M AgriLife has received a $10 million grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve agricultural production and evaluate the impacts of regenerative agriculture in semi-arid ecoregions in Texas and Oklahoma. From carbon sequestration to greenhouse gas emissions to cover crops, this will measure soil carbon capture and greenhouse gas emissions in the field in the sustainable agriculture study.
2022 Beltwide CC registration now open
Body Plans for the 2022 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC), January 4-6, 2022 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, TX, are moving forward and online registration for producers and cotton industry representatives is open. To register go to www.cotton.org/beltwide/ and click on registration tab. That BWCC home page also includes more information about the forum, including a link to make housing reservations and an updated program.
Texas Cotton: Remember the 15-Day ‘Replant Rule for Insurance Decisions
Cotton seedling: Photo: Debra L Ferguson Producers across the High Plains have struggled to complete cotton planting activity as frequent rainfall events have caused intermittent planting delays, damaged existing stands and increased seedling disease in many fields. Many growers are evaluating their options as they work to complete planting or determine which acres will be turned into insurance and possibly replanted.
Cotton industry seeks volunteer leaders
The success of the High Plains cotton industry, like any group effort, is directly tied to the willingness of qualified individuals to volunteer to serve in various leadership positions. To identify these volunteers, the High Plains cotton industry caucuses each year with other cotton groups within Texas to identify producers interested in serving as a volunteer leader.
Texas Cotton: FOV4 Fungus - Don’t Buy Pima Seed from California or El Paso Valley Region
It’s planting time on the Texas High Plains, and growers throughout the region are sitting on “Go,” ready to plant their 2019 cotton acreage, if they haven’t already started. A few growers have indicated an intention to experiment with Pima cotton this season as well, which raises a point of concern due to the recent identification of the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum Race 4 (FOV4) in the El Paso Valley production region.
Evaluating crop insurance options for cotton: The STAX versus SCO decision
By Shawn Wade Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., has developed a new resource for cotton producers currently evaluating crop insurance options for 2019. With the addition of seed cotton as a Title One covered commodity starting in 2018 and continuing under the 2018 Farm Bill, cotton producers throughout the United States have a new dynamic to consider when determining how to structure their risk management portfolios beginning with the 2019 crop year.
Cotton: Crop Insurance Options - The STAX vs. SCO Decision
Photo: USDA Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., has developed a new resource for cotton producers currently evaluating crop insurance options for 2019. With the addition of Seed Cotton as a Title One covered commodity starting in 2018 and continuing under the 2018 Farm Bill, cotton producers throughout the United States have a new dynamic to consider when determining how to structure their risk management portfolios beginning with the 2019 crop year.
Cotton: Evaluating Crop Insurance Options - STAX vs. SCO
Photo: USDA Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., has developed a new resource for cotton producers currently evaluating crop insurance options for 2019. With the addition of Seed Cotton as a Title One covered commodity starting in 2018 and continuing under the 2018 Farm Bill, cotton producers throughout the United States have a new dynamic to consider when determining how to structure their risk management portfolios beginning with the 2019 crop year.
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