Source: Hembree Brandon, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 7/20/12
“A year ago, I promised you a cotton market that was nothing but roses, with prices above $1, and all of a sudden you were hit with a market that nosedived to 65 cents and was struggling for its life,” O.A. Cleveland, Jr., told growers this week. “Now, it’s 30 percent below this time in 2011.”