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Texas High Plains Cotton
Harvest Is Looking Good
Since the closing days of October, cotton harvest on the
Texas High Plains has been advancing rapidly as cotton pro-
ducers take advantage of nearly ideal weather conditions. In
just over two weeks the area has progressed from less than 25
percent harvested to having an estimated 60-65 percent of the
area’s cotton off the stalk and waiting to be ginned With a 7-
day forecast indicating more good weather next week, it ap-
pears many High Plains cotton growers are positioned to add
thanks for a timely harvest to their Thanksgiving Day remem-
brances this year
On the production side, this year’s crop continues to look
good from both a yield and quality standpoint Dryland crop
yields run the gamut from poor to pretty dam good, and may
well end up looking fairly respectable,despite the challenges,
when the final figures are released next Spring If there is any
frustration/disappointment being felt it resides on the irrigated
side of the ledger as growers watched cool September weather
keep many fields from reaching their full potential
Overall it seems that many irrigated growers will remember
the 2009 crop more for what might have been than for the
yields that were ultimately be produced Official crop pro-
duction estimates released from the USDA National Agricul-
tural Statistics Service (NASS) have been slowly trending
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strument (HV1) color grade of Middling (31) or better and
more than 60 percent have measured Staple lengths of 36 (1-
1/8 inch) or longer
Micronaire has also been a pleasant surprise with the crop
average falling right in the middle of the 2009 CCC Ioan chart’s
gressed at a steady pace
this week under mostly open
skies. Fieldwork was steady
in the Delta region, most of
which had benefited from
almost two straight weeks of
clear, dry weather Growers
there worked long shifts to
harvest cotton before more
seasonal weather moves back
into place bringing cold
temperatures and additional
rainfall.
For much of the region, the
first week of November was
the most productive week of
the harvest season as Septem-
ber and October rains soaked
bolls resulting in hard lock
and boll rot and brought
record rains to fields which,
until recently, have been too
soft to support machinery.
Across the High and Rolling
Plains of Texas, recent
weather conditions have been
favorable and high yields are
expected for much of the
region’s crop.
the potential that was out there and indicated the area might
eclipse the 4 million bale mark in 2009 Those early expecta-
tions have been gradually eased back to the point that the No-
vember Crop Production report now projects the High Plains
to produce 3.69 million bales
Even though 2009 yield prospects have been downgraded,
there is no doubting this year's crop is a significant improve-
ment over the sub-three million bale crop produced in 2008.
On a brighter note there is some margin for error in the USDA
survey results and it is possible that the 2009 crop will sur-
prise everyone and come closer to the 4 million bale mark
than is currently expected. More pounds are always a pleas-
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totaled 83,700 bales in the
week ended Nov 5, down 54
percent from the previous
week and six percent from the
four-week average China,
Mexico, Peru, and Turkey
were the top buyers for the
week Export shipments of
144,200 bales were down 19
percent from one week ago
and six percent lower than the
four-week average. Primary
destinations were Mexico,
Vietnam, and Turkey.
Closer to home, sales rose
considerably on the spot cot-
ton market as an abundance
of new-crop cotton now is
available for trade Produc-
ers in Texas, Oklahoma, and
Kansas sold 27,507 bales
online in the week ended Nov.
12, up from the previous week
when 13,319 bales were sold.
Average prices received by
producers ranged from 62.73
to 65.38 cents per pound.
The U.S. cotton harvest
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2009-10 U.S cotton crop at
12.4 million bales,down from
the 12 9 million estimated in
October The figure was less
than the consensus forecast of
analysts of around 12 7 mil-
lion
But some reduction in the
crop size had been expected also were taken aback by the
due to frequent rains this fall changes USDA made to the
that delayed the harvest and Texas crop Expected to to-
tal 4 9 million bales, the
Texas crop figure now is up
10 percent from 2008 and
down 2 percent from last 97 percent of the 2009 crop has received a High Volume In-
month’s forecast
The state’s cotton yields are
expected to average 636
pounds per acre, 21 pounds
less than last year and down
13 pounds from last month’s 3 7-4.2 premium Micronaire range. Strong quality readings
forecast Acres expected for coupled with ample, but not unlimited, supplies are positives
harvest are at 3 7 million, up that the 2009 High Plains crop will carry into the 2009 Up-
14 percent from the previous land cotton marketing year. These factors, added to recent re-
year “Not only does the lat- ports of possible shortfalls in both Indian and Chinese pro-
est USDA report predict the duction, should eventually bolster the attractiveness of the
largest foreign production gap 2009 High Plains crop Regardless of what happens elsewhere,
ever at 19 9 million bales, but though, High Plains cotton growers know that the first step in
we will have the smallest U.S
crop in 20 years at just 12.5
million bales
Even if the U S sends an
estimated 10.5 million bales
of exports overseas, there still
will be a hole of 9.4 million
bales that needs to come from
stockpiles," an analyst said
"Furthermore, in all this num-
ber juggling, we haven’t even
addressed the quality issues
that some of the major crops
face this season Really, I
A service member in the U.S. Air Force, J.W. Nobile
celebrated Veterans Day 2009 with his family in
Oklahoma, where he has been living since June and
expects to remain for about three years more. Shown
are wife Kate and daughter Eloise Nobile. They met
while he was stationed in Mendenhall, England, for
four years. He is the son of M'Lynda Moss and
grandson of Larry and Penny Sturgess.
Tulia Hornets can get intense when a ball handler tries
to slash his way into the blocks During Tuesday game
with the Lockney Whirlwinds won by Tulia 44-34.
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hurt crop quality in some
growing areas USDA also
reduced its expectation for
2009-10 world cotton pro-
higher close for futures prices duction to 102 7 million bales down over the past few months Early projections recognized
on the Intercontinental Ex-
change (ICE) By Thursday.
the market was lower, but talk
of USDA’s supply/demand re-
port still was circulating in the bales from the previous 112.6
trade million The department now
The department pegged the projects world ending stocks
at 53 7 million bales, down
from 56 13 million last
month “This is bullish,” a
trader said “USDA has
started ratcheting up world
consumption and this is likely ant surprise and, coupled with the excellent quality recorded
on bales ginned thus far, the High Plains could be a premium
source for high grade cotton in the months ahead
With just over 25 percent of the crop ginned and classed to
date, quality measurements on the 2009 crop are positioned
to keep it at the top of the charts and, hopefully, high on the
wish list for textile buyers Consistent quality continues to
attract more and more textile buyers to the Texas High Plains
as they search for high quality, high value cotton So far over
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