Tillage Upgrades

Irrigation pivot in cotton field. Photo: Kay Ledbetter, Texas AgriLife Extension The cotton market is getting off to a negative start this week despite the presence of Hurricane Ida. The storm attained Category-4 status just as it hit the New Orleans area, and potentially threatens to do widespread damage up the U.S. Delta. Nonetheless, the market is weaker as there reportedly is a much smaller cotton crop in the Delta as compared to previous years.

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Spot quotations averaged 18 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, leaf 4, staple 34, mike 35-36 and 43-49, strength 27.0-28.9, and uniformity 81.0-81.9) in the seven designated markets averaged 91.24 cents per pound for the week ending Thursday, August 26, 2021.