Keeping The Southeast The Land Of Cotton
Of all the crops grown across the Southeast, cotton is the most romantic. Cotton has always been a temperamental and challenging crop, but the “white gold” is entwined in the very fabric of the South because it built communities and brought wealth to those who produced it.
Cotton has always been a difficult crop to grow, but for many cotton farmers, that difficulty is the greatest reward. Of all the crops a farmer grows, cotton responds the best to active management. Sure, it’s a tough crop to grow, but in the end, it delivers dividends.
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EPA Extends Comment Period For Proposed New Dicamba Registration To September 6
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it is extending the public comment period for proposed registration for three end-use dicamba products for broadleaf weed control in dicamba-tolerant cotton and dicamba-tolerant soybeans.
The comment period, originally set to expire on Aug. 22, has now been extended to Sept. 6, 2025.
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Louisiana Reminding Farmers of Harvest Season Safety and Guidelines
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is reminding farmers to have the proper documentation and inspections when crossing state lines.
“We still have boll weevil control program in place where we monitor if we’re going to get bow weevils back, it’s going to be a hitchhiker,” Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain said. “It’s going to come in on a piece of equipment or in some type of debris from a boll weevil infected area.”
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Crop Market Report: August, 2025
This month’s 2025/26 U.S. corn outlook is for sharply higher supplies, greater domestic use and exports, and larger ending stocks. Projected beginning stocks for 2025/26 are 35 million bushels lower based on a slightly higher use forecast for 2024/25. For 2024/25, larger corn exports are partly offset by reductions in corn used for ethanol and glucose and dextrose. Corn production for 2025/26 is forecast at a record 16.7 billion bushels, up 1.0 billion from last month with a 1.9-million acre increase in harvested area and higher yield. If realized, this total would be 1.4 billion bushels more than the prior record set in 2023/24.
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Former Vidalia Mills, Fruit of the Loom to Be Deeded to Credit Union
The former Fruit of the Loom that once housed Vidalia Mills now belongs to a credit union that is reportedly owed millions in unpaid loans, officials said. The property, including the 900,000 square foot building and 81.87 acres of land a that was purchased from the Town of Vidalia in 2017, had been advertised for a sheriff’s sale that took place Aug. 6. In Louisiana, sheriff’s sales are public auctions conducted by the Sheriff’s Office to sell property that has been seized by court order, typically to recover unpaid debts.
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Louisiana Inspects Cotton Harvest Equipment to Prevent Boll Weevil Return
Restrictions are being applied for all cotton harvest equipment traveling into Louisiana to avoid the reintroduction of an invasive pest.
The boll weevil was declared eradicated from Louisiana in 2012. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) said there is a risk for the pest to be reintroduced from equipment traveling through the state as the harvest season starts.
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Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed Takes Next Step Toward Humanitarian Use
Texas A&M AgriLife Research has reached a major milestone in increasing the value of cotton, marking the initial step toward commercial adoption of food-ingredient cottonseed.
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The Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting And Approves Cotton Incorporated’s 2026 $85.1 Million Budget
The Cotton Board recently held its 2025 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, along with Cotton Incorporated’s Board of Directors. During this meeting, board members serving the Cotton Research and Promotion Program (the Program) reviewed, analyzed, and voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s 2026 budget of $85.1 million to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Moving Cotton Harvest Equipment Into Louisiana Is Restricted Without Proper Inspection
As Louisiana cotton producers move into cotton harvest season, Louisianians will see an influx of cotton harvest equipment moving into and through the state. To protect our cotton producers from the reintroduction of boll weevils, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) implements restrictions for all cotton harvest equipment entering the state.
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Good Week For Cotton Prices, But Bears Maintain Control
Cotton’s good news: the December futures contract settled the week near the upper end of last Friday’s trading range. That’s always a good sign, and the first one that suggests prices might be higher tomorrow. Good news also came in the form of a 24-point increase in prices for the week.
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Louisiana Crop Conditions As Of August 10
According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, as of last Sunday all of the Louisiana soybean crop was blooming, which is also the five year average for this time of year. 94-percent was setting pods, same for the five year average. That crop was rated 8 percent fair, 90 percent good and two percent excellent.
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Cotton Market Remains "Stuck In The Mud"
This past week gave new meaning to the phrase “stuck in the mud.” The market recorded its daily low trading volume for the year at midweek and has now suffered through ten consecutive days of 68-cent area settlements — all within little more than a 150-point trading range.
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Cotton Production Continues To Decline As Cost To Produce Rises
Farmers are moving away from growing cotton, as demand decreases and the cost of growing it continue to rise.
Farmers say they’re now switching to other crops such as corn, soy beans or grains.
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Cotton Prices Remain Range Bound, Yields Look Promising
Cotton is like a good spouse, it promises little and delivers more. And USDA estimates a 14.6 million bale crop for the current year.
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Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton: July 2025
This month’s 2025/26 U.S. corn outlook calls for smaller supplies, domestic use, and ending stocks. USDA cut corn beginning stocks by 25 million bushels to 1.3 billion, reflecting an increase in exports that is partly offset by lower feed and residual use for 2024/25. Feed and residual use is down 75 million based on indicated disappearance in the June 30th Grain Stocks report. Exports are raised 100 million bushels to 2.8 billion based on current outstanding sales and shipments to date and, if realized, would be record high.
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