Today’s Cotton Newsline is 6 cuts. All cuts are Dr. Jody Campiche, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council.
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U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 11.5 million cotton acres this spring, down 5.2 percent from 2020 (based on USDA’s February 2021 estimate), according to the National Cotton Council’s 40th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. Dr. Jody Campiche, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council, joins us with a brief introduction of the survey.
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As we look at the Southeast production region,
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Looking at the Mid-South, cotton growers have demonstrated their ability to adjust acreage based on market signals.
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And shifting our focus to the Southwest,
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And finally, out West,
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Dr. Campiche closes with a review of the entire cotton belt including upland, extra-long staple, or ELS, and cottonseed production.
