On the heels of the USDA’s announcement of the Great American Cotton Plan, Robbie Minnich of the National Cotton Council drops in to discuss the new initiative.

The new crop December contract likewise failed to climb above 80 cents on the week, settling at 79.59 cents, and will ...

USDA unveiled the Great American Cotton Plan, a comprehensive initiative designed to “strengthen the cotton farm economy, ...

In my 46 years working with farmers and agriculture, I don’t believe I’ve seen before such a widespread effort—particularly ...

As the U.S. Department of Justice investigates the fertilizer market, one question is top of mind for many growers: if wrongdoing is found, will farmers actually see any financial return? In a recent ...

Cotton continues establishing new price highs again and again. That was last week’s first sentence, and it still applies. After posting a minor selloff at mid-week, prices charged higher at week’s end ...

Rosenbaum’s biggest piece of advice is simple but critical: don’t get caught up watching individual price movements in isolation. “I would encourage them to take a holistic look at their situation.

Joe Nicosia looked out over the audience at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, and saw a room filled with farmers staring back. He knew there was no way to sugarcoat the on-farm economy these producers ...

Cotton’s month-long rally continues to give. The trend calls for higher prices as the world market feels pressure from the potential for adequate supplies for the 2026-27 marketing year. Additionally, ...

Same song, tenth verse. First notice day is around the corner, and the expiring futures contract, now the March contract, is moving to new lows, a trend the market has witnessed for over a year. Too, ...

Just as the cotton market has remained stagnant and subdued throughout 2025, so too has enthusiasm for planting the crop as the nation’s producers look ahead to 2026. For weeks, the Cotton Grower ...

The New Year begins a bit brighter than Auld Lang Syne sent out the old one. The idea that China will reduce 2026 cotton plantings worked in favor of higher prices in the new crop December contract.