Competition Between Cotton and Other Crops

Irving R. Starbird


 
ABSTRACT

The changing world markets for cotton and other commodities and the current financial problems of the U.S. farm sector may lead to adjustments in the location and structure of production. This report evaluates the competitive relationships among cotton and major competing crops in the four major U.S. cotton producing regions. Analysis is based chiefly on recent changes in production costs, yields and returns. Iso-returns curves depict break-even prices that yield equal net returns between cotton and selected crops.



Reprinted from 1986 Proceedings: Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences pp. 274 - 287
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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