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Don Shurley
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2026
Jun 15Shurley: Price Making Adjustments, Searching for Next DirectionApr 27Shurley: It’s No Runaway Train, But 80 Cents Gets Your AttentionJan 9Shurley: Acreage Numbers are a Surprise, What Now?2025
Nov 2Shurley: Cotton Prices and Cash Flow StrategiesSep 29Shurley: Cotton Prices Need Some Kindlin’, But How and When?Sep 15Shurley: What Cotton’s Situation Means for Southwest GeorgiaAug 31Shurley: Prices Tease, Outlook May Be “Cautiously Improved”Jul 28Shurley: Cotton Prices Continue Range BoundJun 22Shurley: USDA June Numbers Neutral – Not Good but Not BadMay 19Shurley: Could This Be the Beginning of Price Improvement?May 5Shurley: Will We See Improvement in Weak Cotton Prices?Apr 6Shurley: Planting Intentions Overview and ConsiderationsMar 24Shurley: Cotton Prices Rebound from Recent Awful LowsMar 3Shurley: No Price Bump Seen from Lower Cotton AcresJan 27Shurley: A Few Marketing and Policy Updates and Other Thoughts2024
Dec 23Shurley: Will Cotton Acres Respond to Price?Dec 2Shurley: Trying to Unravel the Cotton Price DilemmaOct 16Shurley: Little Upward Traction for Cotton Prices Despite Supply CutsAug 26Shurley: Cotton Market Searching for the Right MixAug 9Shurley: Reviewing the Current Cotton OutlookJul 19Shurley: Price Prospects Become Dimmer – For NowJul 8Shurley: Cotton’s Price Progress Takes a TumbleJun 30Shurley: Cotton Price Taking Baby Steps ForwardMay 26Shurley: Has Cotton’s Downturn Bottomed Out?Apr 22Shurley: Cotton’s Sudden Bearish Tone is ConcerningApr 1Shurley: Further Price Support from Surprising Acreage Number?Mar 15Shurley: Cautious But Steady Outlook for Cotton and PricesMar 4Shurley: Potential Challenges to Cotton Price Optimism?Feb 18Shurley: Recent USDA Numbers Should Be Encouraging and SupportiveJan 29Shurley: Prices Improve But the Walk Will Likely Be Wobbly2023
Dec 15Shurley: As Cotton Prices Stabilize, Demand Questions RemainNov 13Shurley: Cotton Prices Lose Support, Now What?Oct 23Shurley: Back Again in the Lower Supply/Uncertain Demand Tug-of-WarSep 15Shurley: Upward Price Potential Clouded by USDA NumbersAug 19Shurley: Weather, Crop Reduction Give Prices Another BoostJul 30Shurley: Cotton Prices Get a Bounce, Now What?Jul 6Shurley: Acreage Report and Other FactorsJun 12Shurley: Cotton Price Shows Ability to Recover from Pesky LowsMay 26Cotton Companion Podcast: Navigating Cotton’s Crazy MarketMay 22Shurley: Cotton Prices Keep Knocking on the 85 Cents DoorMay 6Shurley: Cotton Prices Continue Their Balancing ActApr 4Shurley: Prices Refocus on Move Lower; Recovery and Upside Still PossibleMar 17Shurley: Cotton Prices Remain in Neutral Despite New InformationFeb 19Shurley: Connecting the Dots with Old Crop and New CropJan 16Shurley: More on Old Crop and New Crop Situation and Outlook2022
Dec 19Shurley: A Brief Outlook for Old Crop and New CropNov 21Shurley: Cotton Prices Improve but Still StruggleOct 24Shurley: Cotton Prices Struggling in the Battle to RecoverSep 26Shurley: Cotton Market Back to Double DigitsAug 21Shurley: Market Shocked and Direction ConfirmedAug 5Shurley: Cotton Prices Should Begin to Find Direction SoonJul 18Shurley: Numbers Not Good; Prices Still Falling but Likely Now Too LowJul 11Shurley: Thoughts on the Acreage Report and Other Market FactorsJun 20Shurley: Are “Negative Forces” Trying to Control Cotton Prices?May 29Shurley: Has New Crop Met its Pre-Harvest High?May 16Shurley: USDA’s May Report Shifts Market Focus Toward SupplyApr 18Shurley: Have the Fundamentals and Outlook Changed?Mar 21Shurley: Seesawing Prices Leaving Growers Concerned and FrustratedFeb 21Shurley: Recent Events Likely to Support High PricesJan 24Shurley: High Crop Prices Provide a Lot to Think AboutJan 2Shurley: Prices Recovering from Demand Panic but Remain Uncertain and Volatile2021
Dec 13Shurley: Cotton Fundamentals Provide Reason for New Hope and SupportDec 6Shurley: New Omicron Variant Causing Market SlideNov 15Shurley: Cotton Bulls Continue to RunOct 26Cotton Companion Podcast: Talking Honors and Market OutlookOct 25Shurley: Updating the Cotton Market Situation and OutlookOct 18Shurley: More Positives than Negatives in the Price March UpwardOct 4Shurley: Dollar Cotton Makes for Some Really Tough DecisionsSep 20Shurley: The 90-Cent See-Saw Continues – What Lies Ahead?Aug 30Shurley: Strong Prices Continue with Few Hiccups…So FarAug 16Shurley: Reports Continue to Feed Cotton’s OptimismAug 1Shurley: Possible Caution Flags Ahead for CottonJul 13Cotton’s Path Clearer But Still UncertainJun 21Shurley: Cotton Prices Post a “Triple Top”May 31Shurley: Weather Uncertainty Keeps Market Choppy, but Price Has SupportMay 17Shurley: Cotton’s Bad Week Hopefully Just a HiccupMay 3Shurley: Weather and Exports Continue to Impact Cotton OutlookApr 19Shurley: Return to Optimism Still On Wobbly LegsApr 5Shurley: Unsettled Planting Intentions, Ho-Hum Export ReportMar 29Shurley: Where Did All the Bullish Optimism Go?Mar 22Shurley: Have Prices Leveled Out?Mar 1Shurley: Cotton Demand Driving 2021 Prices, Income and RiskFeb 12Shurley: Good and Eventful Week Still Leaves QuestionsFeb 9Shurley: Trying to Figure Out This Crazy Good Cotton MarketJan 18Shurley: Cotton’s on One Heck of a Ride – But Caution AheadJan 10Shurley: Market Optimism May Also Fuel Uncertainties2020
Dec 21Shurley: A Different Tone Controls the MarketNov 23Shurley: Some Thoughts on Where We Are NowNov 16Shurley: Report Shows Cotton Market Surprisingly UnchangedNov 9Shurley: Cotton Finding Stability Amid Multiple FactorsOct 26Shurley: Cotton’s Roller Coaster Recovery ContinuesOct 12Shurley: The Long March to 68. Now What?Sep 21Shurley: Hurricane Sally Apparently Not a Market MoverSep 14Shurley: Sept. Crop Numbers Helpful Piece in the Price PuzzleAug 31Shurley: This Is the Run We’ve Waited ForAug 17Shurley: Cotton Falls After Surprising August ReportAug 3Shurley: Cotton Market More Uncertain After Price Rally StallsJul 14Shurley: Smaller U.S. Cotton Crop Now Seems More LikelyJul 6Shurley: Will Acreage Numbers Help Unlock Higher Cotton Prices?Jun 26Shurley: Neutral Cotton Market ContinuesJun 12Shurley: Outlook Dimmed on Demand and StocksJun 1Shurley: Be Hopeful but Also Start Planning AheadMay 11Shurley: Short-Term Price Rally Fails To HoldApr 20Shurley: Strategies and a Less Risky Outlook with CFAPApr 6Shurley: Will the Market Bleeding and Its Impact on Farmers Ever Stop?Mar 15Shurley: The Situation and Impacts are Unavoidable NowMar 2Shurley: Market Uncertainties Should Get Figured Out SoonFeb 3Shurley: Hopes for 80 Cent Cotton Not Realistic Right NowJan 14Shurley: January Numbers Continue to Fuel Market Optimism2019
Dec 16Shurley: Market Shows Increasing Hope and OptimismNov 25Shurley: Cotton Market Is a Lesson in Marketing 101Nov 11Shurley: Cotton Showing More Positive PatternsOct 21Shurley: Cotton’s Potential is a Matter of If and WhenSep 30Shurley: Cotton’s Struggles ContinueSep 1Shurley: No Time to Bury Our Heads in the SandAug 18Shurley: Where Do We Go from Here?Jul 25Shurley: A Brief Look at the Market Through USDA’s EyesJul 12Shurley: Market Signals Appear Increasingly UnfriendlyJul 6Shurley: 2019 Acreage and Production Remains a MysteryJun 19Shurley: Prices Rally from New Low, No Push Higher in SightJun 3Shurley: Weather Has Had Little Price Impact Thus FarMay 24Shurley: Prices Tumble as Trade Uncertainties MountMay 8Shurley: Market Thoughts Ahead of the May ReportApr 12Shurley: Market Improves, But Planting Brings UnknownsMar 17Shurley: Cotton Continues to Need ClarityFeb 15Shurley: “The 2019 State of Cotton” at the Farm LevelJan 11Shurley: Fundamentals, Fear and Uncertainty2018
Dec 14Shurley: The Problems and the PossibilitiesNov 21Shurley: A View of the Boll Game at this PointOct 9Shurley: Bad Timing Doesn’t Bode Well for Southeast CottonSep 14Shurley: Florence Impact and Pre-Harvest Market OutlookAug 24Shurley: Manage Plastic Contaminants to Protect PriceJul 23Shurley: It’s Not 90 Cents, But It’s Darn CloseJul 6Shurley: 2018 Acreage Report Sends Mixed Signals for PricesJun 18Shurley on Cotton: Analyzing the 2018 Cotton OutlookMay 15What Do USDA’s Old and New Crop Projections Mean?Apr 23Shurley: The March to 80 CentsApr 9Shurley on Cotton: More Tariff TalkApr 1Shurley: This is Now USDA’s Number for CottonMar 16Shurley: Pulling the Trigger on the 2018 CropFeb 23Converting Generic Base for the Seed Cotton ProgramFeb 13Calculating PLC Payments for the Seed Cotton ProgramFeb 11The Bipartisan Budget Act: All About Cotton and Generic BaseJan 19Shurley: Things to Consider as Prices ClimbJan 5Shurley: New Year Cotton Policy Update2017
Dec 19Shurley: December Report Seals the DealNov 21Shurley: Demand Is Key to Price Strength and StabilityOct 18Shurley: October Numbers Not As Expected, But Prices HoldOct 9Examining Loan Program and Rate Changes for 2017Sep 15Shurley: Cotton Makes a Hard LandingSep 1Shurley: Storms and Other Unknowns for SeptemberAug 14Shurley: So Much for 18 Million Bales and Higher PricesJul 14Shurley: Prices Continue to Flounder in Lower RangeJul 6Shurley on Cotton: Where Did the Acres Go?Jun 15Shurley: June Report Sends Mixed SignalsMay 31Shurley: Prices Weaker but Remain Above SupportMay 15Shurley: Is This the Wake-Up Call We’ve Been Expecting?Apr 12Shurley on Cotton: Exports Continue Upward TrendApr 3Shurley on Cotton: How Do Increased Acres Impact Prices?Mar 23Strong Exports Helping Drive Higher Cotton PricesMar 13Shurley on Cotton: New Crop Strength and OutlookFeb 13Shurley on Cotton: A Lot Going on and a Lot to DigestJan 16Shurley on Cotton: Opportunities in Improved Market2016
Dec 12Shurley: December Numbers May Contain Hidden Stocking StuffersNov 21Shurley on Cotton: Closing Out 2016, First Look at 2017Oct 17Shurley on Cotton: Prices Showing Stability and PotentialSep 15Shurley on Cotton: Market Unhappy with September EstimatesAug 15Shurley on Cotton: Prices Slip Under PressureJul 13Shurley on Cotton: It’s Christmas in July!Jul 1Shurley: Acreage Numbers Could Challenge Range-Bound PricesJun 16Shurley on Cotton: Thoughts Ahead of the Acreage ReportJun 7Shurley on Cotton: A Watchful Summer Lies AheadMay 19Shurley on Cotton: Prices Get a Much Needed BounceApr 22Shurley on Cotton: Recent Events and Market DirectionApr 4Shurley on Cotton: Trying to Decipher the NumbersMar 7Shurley on Cotton: Prices “Lost In Space”Feb 16Shurley on Cotton: No Valentines for CottonJan 25Shurley on Cotton: Prices Still Low, but Find StabilityJan 13Shurley on Cotton: Looking Back at 2015 and Ahead to 20162015
Dec 22Shurley on Cotton: Ending the Year with a Positive OutlookDec 14Shurley on Cotton: Hitting a Wall at 65 CentsNov 30Shurley on Cotton: Prices Finding More Support and MomentumNov 16Shurley on Cotton: Prices Need Something to Grab Hold OfNov 2Shurley on Cotton: Looking Once Again for 4-Wheel DriveOct 14Shurley on Cotton: Rocky Top and a Rocky RoadSep 25Shurley on Cotton: Have Prices Reached Yogi’s Fork in the Road?Sep 14Shurley on Cotton: September Numbers Unlikely to Move NeedleAug 27Shurley on Cotton: Where Does This Wild Season Go From Here?Aug 12Shurley on Cotton: On the Ropes, But Trying to Hold OnJul 24Shurley on Cotton: The Path to 70 Cents Is Still Negotiable, but RockyJul 13Shurley on Cotton: Prices Tracking Back Down the Same RowJul 2Will Spring Rains Offer Price Relief in 2015?Jun 12Shurley on Cotton: June Numbers Leave Bulls in the Corral for NowMay 27Shurley on Cotton: Prices Steady, But Tempting Downside SupportMay 13Shurley on Cotton: No Surprises in May USDA Numbers, Sideways Market ContinuesApr 28Shurley on Cotton: So Far, Prices Fail To AdvanceApr 10Shurley on Cotton: Prices Heading Toward “Testing Ground”Mar 31Shurley on Cotton: USDA Planting Intentions In; Time for Market to Focus on Other RealitiesMar 16Shurley on Cotton: March Madness as Prices TumbleMar 2Shurley on Cotton: Not Surprisingly, Market Improvement Slows DownFeb 11Shurley on Cotton: Upward Progress Finally Being MadeJan 26Shurley on Cotton: Prices Struggle as New Round of Weakness Sets InJan 13Shurley on Cotton: Prices Just Treading Water2014
Dec 24Shurley on Cotton: Looking Back and Looking AheadNov 25Shurley on Cotton: New Round of Weakness Sets InNov 11Shurley on Cotton: November Numbers Mostly Neutral, Prices HoldOct 27Shurley on Cotton: Lackluster Week Closes on a High NoteOct 11Shurley on Cotton: Fragile Market Shows Improvement, Outlook Still CautiousSep 26Shurley on Cotton: Time for Growers to Consider Their Marketing OptionsSep 11Shurley on Cotton: Updated Market Numbers, Thoughts for 2015 PlanningAug 25Shurley on Cotton: Prices Show Faint Signs of LifeAug 12Shurley on Cotton: August Numbers Likely Neutral to BearishAug 8Shurley on Cotton – Prices Again Try to ConsolidateJul 28Shurley on Cotton: Prices Attempt to Stabilize, But Still Show WeaknessJul 15Shurley on Cotton: Market ImplodesAbout Shurley on Cotton
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