The National Agricultural Statistics Service projects that Texas High Plains area growers will produce 4.65 million bales of upland cotton in 2019, an 18 percent increase from 2018 and above the area’s overall average. The September 12 NASS estimate is a 280,000-bale decrease from their August estimate of 4.93 million for the High Plains. The Northern High Plains estimate decreased from 1.385 million bales in August to 1.175 million bales in September. NASS decreased slightly their estimate for the Southern High Plains from 3.545 million bales in August to 3.475 million in September. Yield per acre decreased for the Northern High Plains, from ...