The disappointment of the 2019 Texas High Plains cotton crop was further reflected in the most recent Crop Production estimates released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service earlier this week.
The NASS report showed another dramatic reduction in the projected production in the region, from 3.78 million bales in November to 3.325 million in the December report – a 12 percent decrease in one month alone.
Looking over the past several months, the numbers show that 2019 did not turn out as most had expected. In August, NASS projected a crop of almost 5 million bales. The crop estimate now has been ...