# First Bale of 2023 Cotton Season Is In

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2023-06-27
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-production/first-bale-of-2023-cotton-season-is-in/

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##### Wesley Vanderpool (right) of Alamo, TX, harvested the first bale of cotton for 2023. Pictured with Wesley is his partner, Verne Vanderpool. (Photo: BASF)

Alamo, TX is again home to the first bale of the 2023 cotton season.

Wesley Vanderpool, who also submitted the first bale in 2022, harvested a field of Stoneville ST 4990B3XF on June 20. The field was planted on Feb. 7, and the harvested bale was ginned at Willacy Co-Op Gin in Sebastian, TX.

The bale will be auctioned off at the annual [First Bale of Cotton Auction and Scholarship Fundraiser](https://www.algodonclub.com/copy-of-the-first-bale-of-cotton-1) on Sept. 14 in Harlingen, Texas.

*Information from BASF*