The National Cotton Council is projecting a total of 11.0 million acres of cotton to be planted in the U.S. in 2017.
South Carolina cotton growers can expect to see a better year in 2017, says a Clemson University economist.
USDA’s first acreage report for 2016 shows that U.S. cotton growers have planted 10 million acres in 2016 – a 17% jump above last year’s plantings.