There’s still a lot to like about cotton this year, despite competitive, logistical and political issues that could prove challenging in prepping for 2019 and beyond.
April’s USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates move projected U.S. cotton exports up and domestic ending stocks down, as world ending stocks for the month are also reduced.
USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report for 2018, issued on March 29, estimates the planted area for U.S. cotton at 13.5 million acres – a 7% increase over 2017.
