# Cotton Companion Podcast: August Puts the Heat on Cotton

Author: thatch
Published: 2023-08-28
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No usual August doldrums this season. Lower production estimates, range-bound prices, reduced demand, and record-setting heat combined to make August a crazy and confusing time for cotton. Dr. O.A. Cleveland joins the podcast to explain what’s going on and how to navigate what may lie ahead.

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