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Shurley on Cotton

Don Shurley

cotton economics and market outlook

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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 Thoughts

2024

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 Wobbly

2023

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 Door

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Cotton economics and market outlook. 216 columns in the archive, most recently July 2026. Published about monthly.