The Case For Cotton Remains Strong
By Ron Smith
Delta Farm Press
Cotton, as much as any agricultural commodity, rises and falls with the booms and busts of the general economy—national and global.
When people face the alternatives of buying food or finery, the choice is simple. Yet, through bull markets and bears, cotton remains a stable part of the Sunbelt commodity mix, offering a degree of certainty to farmers and rural communities who rely on it.