Texas High Plains cotton growers remain on pace to produce more than 4 million bales for the third time in as many years, according to the latest upland cotton production estimates released on Tuesday by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Estimates for the region now are at 4,250,000 bales, up 80,000 bales from the November NASS report. Northern High Plains growers are expected to produce 2 million bales, and Southern High Plains growers are expected to produce 2.25 million bales, both down from 2017 thanks in large part to various weather events during the season, from drought to hail to heavy ...