August 25, 2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) increased Reference Prices and made other improvements in the ARC/PLC farm income safety net The OBBB was enacted on July 4, 2025 and was retroactive for the 2025 crop year.
August 14, 2026
USDA’s August monthly crop production and supply and demand estimates were mixed news and should likely have little impact on the market. But anyway, the focus seems to increasingly be on the weather and crop conditions.
August 12, 2026
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July 27, 2026
US cotton exports are typically equal to about 86% of production. major export destination countries include China, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam, and Mexico. It hasn’t always been this way. If you go back to the 1990’s
July 10, 2026
The latest USDA numbers could help to add some support to the market. No promises and the outlook uncertain, but the current numbers could be viewed as encouraging. First of all, some production and supply and demand for the soon to end 2025 crop marketing year were revised.
July 1, 2026
The numbers say growers will plant 210,000 acres more than they said they i tended to plant back in March. USDA’s Acreage report is the first estimate of actual acres planted. if realized, acreage will be up over 1/2 million acres or 6% higher than last year.
June 12, 2026
After peaking at near 88 cents, prices have since lost roughly 13% and now stand in the 76 cents area. Price tried to stabilize around 80 cents, but additional weakness resulted in further loses.
