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.
As USDA resumes its reporting, the February WASDE shows production, mill use and ending stocks in the U.S. are lower, while global numbers are mixed.
Planted cotton acres in Texas are expected to be flat or up slightly as the 2019 growing season nears.