At survey time, Texas farmers were on track to plant 7.15 million acres of upland cotton this year, according to acreage estimates released late last week from the National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is a 7.7 percent decrease from 7.75 million acres in 2018. Nationwide, growers are estimated to have planted 13.4 million acres of upland cotton, down 3 percent from 2018. This means that Texas growers planted more than half of the nation’s acreage. However, it is important to note that these numbers are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of June, and since then, excessive rainfall ...