Key cotton growing areas:
Latest drought monitor.......actually improved a bit in W.TX/Panhandle.
Rains the next 7 days ........lots for most of the country but just a little for TX panhandle(biggest production area for cotton by a wide margin):
Day 1:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_94qwbg.gif?1526306199054
Day 2:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_98qwbg.gif?1528293750112
Day 3:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_99qwbg.gif?1528293842764
Days 4-5:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/95ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162
Days 6-7:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/97ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162
Total accumulation
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p168i.gif?1526397762
3 months below
1 year cotton below
5 years cotton below
10 years cotton below |
Crop condition/rating from Monday Afternoon:
Cotton 42% gd/ex +4% Cotton 19% P/VP -7% from last week, WOW!