Camp Hand
GEORGIA
Defoliation and harvest are well under way in Georgia, but it was certainly a rocky start. For basically the first two weeks of October, it rained and was overcast. Not great for yield, fiber quality, or effective defoliation....
Zachary Treadway
ARKANSAS
It is Oct. 13 as I write this and it is a brisk 92 degrees in Northeast Arkansas, but promises of a weekend cold front is cause for optimism. Cotton harvest in the Natural State has hit the...
By Carroll Smith
Contributing Editor
Frustration regarding the marketing of American cotton was a recurring topic in the Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin boardroom and among its producers, according to Aaron Litwiller, general manager at the Noxubee County, Mississippi-based facility.
For Rodney Mast,...
By Grant Saum, Mid-South Regional Communications Manager, The Cotton Board
As cotton harvest begins across the Mid-South, researchers are making their way into fields across the region to collect seed heads from weeds that survived herbicide applications.
Herbicide resistance is nothing...
Leslie Meyer and Taylor Dew
Global Cotton Mill Use Projected To Rise for Fourth Consecutive Year in 2026/27
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton projections for 2026/27 (August–July) indicate that global mill use is forecast to increase 1.8...
John R.C. Robinson
Professor and Extension Specialist for Cotton Marketing
Texas A&M University
For the holiday-shortened week ending Friday, September 11, ICE cotton futures followed a sideways gyration. The most active Dec’26 settled Thursday at 88.22 cents per pound, up 1.77 cents...
KAY LEDBETTER
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Extreme or exceptional drought in some regions and excess moisture under cloudy conditions in other areas are causing different stressors for Texas crops as the summer season nears completion, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts within...
As the price of the raw materials for synthetic fibers rises, global cotton mill usage has hit its highest levels since the 2017/18 marketing year, said Ryan Loy, extension economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
By Mary...
By Mary Hightower
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts
More than half of corn harvested
One-third of rice crop harvested
Diesel prices driving harvest costs higher
NEWPORT, Ark. — Dry weather is keeping the combines rolling in Arkansas corn, rice...
Guy Collins
North Carolina
The last week of August was incredibly hot and dry, much like most of August, and this weather essentially forced the crop into a sharp cutout and ended the development of any major top crop or later-set...
Ben McKnight
TEXAS
As of early September, the Corpus Christi classing office has classed nearly 212,000 bales, and early reports indicate good quality so far, especially micronaire and fiber strength. Dryland yield reports from the Lower Rio Grande Valley are ranging...
Brian Pieralisi
MISSISSIPPI
It is a hot one in Mississippi as I write this on Sept. 8, 2026. Believe it or not, today is the first day of a cool spell to hit our state with highs only in the low-...
Josh Lee
Alabama
The finish line for the 2026 cotton growing season is now upon us. There has been a lot of time and effort put into producing this year’s cotton crop, so let’s be diligent at harvest and finish strong....
Ken Legé
TEXAS
Cotton producers across West Texas are seeing the effects of one of the most challenging growing seasons in recent memory. While harvest typically begins in mid-October and extends through Thanksgiving, the 2026 crop is expected to mature significantly...
Camp Hand
GEORGIA
The crop in Georgia is all over the board. There are certainly some bright spots and things to be optimistic about, but there were some struggles this year. In a single county, there are fields that look incredible,...
