The USDA’s adjustments to 2024 cotton and rice production estimates are based on yield changes. This year’s upland cotton crop is seen at 13.685 million bales, 2% below September on a cut in yield, now at 778 pounds per acre, but 16% above 2023 on increased planted and harvested area, with that harvested area figure […]
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