By Dr. O.A. Cleveland
Cotton Grower
Cotton will come around. But as we have repeatedly commented, the 2024 crop will have to be priced in 2025, most likely based on the May 2025 contract. It is just going to take that long before mills will approach 85% spinning capacity. Neither U.S. nor world carryover are burdensome. Thus, the inching upward of demand will pull prices along.