# Cotton Companion #54 – Putting Lipstick on the Cotton Price Pig Author: khenderson Published: 2019-09-01 Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/companion/cotton-companion-54-putting-lipstick-on-the-cotton-price-pig/ --- ![Cotton Companion #54 – Putting Lipstick on the Cotton Price Pig](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CCpageheader.jpg) *Cotton Grower* Editors Jim Steadman and Beck Barnes review the USDA Varieties Planted Report as well as some takeaways from the NCC Mid-Year Meeting. Economist Dr. O.A. Cleveland drops in to try and find any positive takeaways from a dismal few weeks in the cotton commodity market. [![Cotton Companion #54 – Putting Lipstick on the Cotton Price Pig](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/apple-50px.png)](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cotton-companion/id1003900020?mt=2) [![Cotton Companion #54 – Putting Lipstick on the Cotton Price Pig](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Google-music-50px.png)](https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ivyyrulsqv2iqu5bl7uciui3ccm?t%3DThe_Cotton_Companion%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16) [![Cotton Companion #54 – Putting Lipstick on the Cotton Price Pig](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Spodify-50px.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/2VVvVXQizfND8stXzeJW77)