Cotton
Projects planted corn ares up 2.1 million from 2011.
Global weather highlights from meteorologist Gail Martell
Rains return to southern Brazil and northern Argentina.
Sees corn and soybean yields above USDA’s October peg, cotton yield below.
Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report highlights.
Mild, seasonal weather expected first half of the week.
Meteorologist David Tolleris provides his weekly update.
Wet weather in some areas and dry conditions in others are wrecking havoc on some farmer’s planting progress this spring.
With new crop cotton futures over $1.20, cotton will compete fiercely for U.S. acreage this spring, and many analysts expect it to come out a winner.
Despite less-than-ideal soil conditions and above-normal temperatures, U.S. corn growers harvested the third largest crop on record.