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