Mike Tate, a cotton producer from Huntsville, AL, has been elected National Cotton Council chairman for 2019.
National Cotton Council economists say a few key factors will shape the U.S. cotton industry’s 2019 economic outlook.
According to the National Cotton Council’s Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey, U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 14.5 million cotton acres this spring – up 2.9% from 2018.