Source: Forrest Laws, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 5/10/17


The 2017-18 U.S. cotton crop could reach 19.2 million bales, according to a USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report based on a planted acreage forecast of 12.2 million and the outlook for favorable moisture conditions this spring. The 19.2-million-bale estimate, released as part of USDA’s May 10 WASDE report, would mean the 2017-18 crop would be the largest since 2006 when U.S. growers harvested 21.6 million bales of cotton on 12.8 million acres.

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