-July 23,2019-
Like some other farm commodes, cotton prices have been hit by reduced demand from China due the two year trade war.Prices have fallen about 30% since the 25% tariff was imposed on US cotton shipments.
Here is the latest price chart from futures market this year.
Meanwhile the California Pink Bollworm report offers the latest snapshot of California cotton plantings this year to be harvested this fall.
The current total mapped acreage across California is 245,250 acres (up from 244,180 acres in 2018).
The breakdown of cotton acreage is 71,880 acres in Fresno County (up from 69,245 acres in 2018), 18,300 acres in Kern County (down from 23,550 acres in 2018), 97,985 acres in Kings County (up from 90,640 acres in 2018), 935 acres in Madera County (down from 950 acres in 2018), 41,620 acres in Merced County (down from 41,760 acres in 2018), and 14,530 acres in Tulare County (down from 17,895 acres in 2018).