Farmers planted more cotton and rice in 2026 than originally expected. Those acreage adjustments did push production projections higher on the month, but a lower yield guess for cotton and year-over-year decline in rice acres have production for both crops below a year ago. Upland cotton is now seen at 13.209 million bales, 283,000 less […]
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