Survey Projects Slight Decline for 2021 U.S. Cotton Acres
By Jim Steadman
Cotton Grower
Following a year of marginal prices, difficult planting conditions, hurricanes, drought and the overall social and economic malaise brought about by COVID-19, you couldn’t blame cotton growers for questioning their prospects for 2021. A bump in cotton prices back into the low 70 cent range at the end of the year eased some of the concerns. But equally rising prices for corn, soybeans, wheat and other grain crops are certainly making cropping decisions tough for the coming season.