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 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?About Shurley on Cotton
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