The latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings Report, released March 31, show a projected increase in upland cotton planting in Texas, from 7.05 million in 2018 to 7.3 million to be planted in 2020, up 4 percent. The USDA report is up more than a half-million acres from the National Cotton Council’s estimate in February of about 6.75 million acres to be planted in Texas. Nationwide, the USDA predicts 13.5 million acres of upland cotton to be planted, also up from the NCC survey, which projected just more than 12.75 million acres. However, it should be noted that ...