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HARVEST SURVEY REPORTS
This is our second of two Midsouth Cotton Harvest Survey Reports. Thanks to everyone who participated this season.
NEW SERVICE: DAILY COTTON RECAP
We now offer a daily recap of cotton-related articles posted on our web site. This includes production updates from university sources and links to cotton market reports from DTN, Doane and key analysts, including O.A. Cleveland, Don Shurley, Sharon Johnson and the marketing staff of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation..
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HARVEST REPORTS
Mississippi, Coahoma and Quitman Counties, Extension.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,090 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/16/2012
What helped this season?: Good varieties, good weather, insect control.
Mississippi, Coahoma, Tallahatchie, Quitman and Panola Counties.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:
Plus or minus, 1,150 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Irrigation.
What hurt this season?: Too little rain.
Do differently next year?: What cotton?.
How are other crops turning out?: Corn excellent where irrigated, same for soybeans. Grain sorghum, very good
Missouri, Stoddard County, Farm Manager.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,200 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Being able to irrigate all acres.
What hurt this season?: Heat.
Do differently next year?: Quit watering first week of August to keep from having to add a third shot of defoliant.
How are other crops turning out?: Average
Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,001 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Drier-than-normal weather in the first half of the season. Plus, less-than-usual plant bugs.
What hurt this season?: Several heavy rain events in late season.
Do differently next year?: No changes, except less cotton acres.
How are other crops turning out?: Very good.
Mississippi, Noxubee, Lowndes, Monroe, Clay, Chickasaw and Prentiss Counties, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:2-plus
bales per acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Low insect pressure and timely rains during the summer.
What hurt this season?: Hurricane Isaac and some of the fronts that came through during September and October when the bolls were cracking.
Do differently next year?: I expect cotton acreage to be down. some but nobody is planning on cutting it out of their rotation.
How are other crops turning out?: The corn and soybeans both had good crops this year.
Arkansas, Mississippi and Craighead Counties, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,150 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Irrigation, cooler night temperatures, timely plant bug control.
What hurt this season?: Drought and residual herbicides, overuse of growth regulators for conditions.
Do differently next year?: Less residual herbicides, lower Mepiquat use on furrow fields, more land work for irrigation.
How are other crops turning out?: Excellent
Arkansas, St. Frances County, Farm Manager.
Percent Picked:100%
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Irrigation.
What hurt this season?: Drought.
Do differently next year?: Plant earlier.
How are other crops turning out?: Good
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Mississippi, 8 Counties in Northeast Mississippi, Extension.
Percent Picked:95%
Average Yield:1,100 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Timely late-season rainfall.
What hurt this season?: Some cloudy weather attributed to fruit shed.
Do differently next year?: Little change. Maybe less cotton if grain prices stay strong.
How are other crops turning out?: Good
Louisiana, Richland and West Carroll Parishes, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,200 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: A few timely rains, favorable temperatures during fruit set.
What hurt this season?: Plant bug pressure, rain after defoliation, getting a stand.
Do differently next year?: Less cotton, overall, but no major changes to production.
How are other crops turning out?: Other crops turned out well above average
Arkansas, Drew, Chicot and Ashley Counties, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,200 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Moderate insect pressure.
What hurt this season?: Hit-and-miss harvesting with weather factors.
Do differently next year?: Will use the new insect chemistries coming on the market.
How are other crops turning out?: Very good.
Mississippi, Madison County, Grower.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,150
lbs/acre, the best average ever on my farm.
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Good variety, rainfall at right time, rotation with corn, low insect pressure.
What hurt this season?: Some periods of dry weather.
Do differently next year?: With low cotton prices, cotton is not competitive with corn and soybeans. I don't expect to plant any cotton next year.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybeans at 42 bu/acre, corn at 135 bu/acre.
Louisiana, Natchitoches, Grant and Rapides Parishes, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield: Rapides
cotton averaged 1,200 lb/acre. In Grant and Natchitoches Parishes it averaged 1,100 lbs/acre.
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Very light insect pressure. With dry early conditions, plants put a lot of fruit on, then it turned off wet, extending the bloom period. So, we wound up with above-average yields on most farms, in spite of boll rot and hard lock.
What hurt this season?: Hurricane knocked 10% out on some fields. Boll rot and hard lock were terrible in some others.
Do differently next year?: Less cotton will be planted. My acres may be down 50% to 60%. I will pick up more grain acres to scout.
How are other crops turning out?: Mostly above average.
Tennessee and Alabama, Eastern Tennessee Valley, Private Consultant.
Percent Picked:75%
Average Yield:1,300
lbs/acre with a range of 800 to 1,800 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Generous rains in July, August and September with good weed control, heavy Pix rates and late Pix applications, plus attention to fertility.
What hurt this season?: Boll rot and hard lock from late September and October rains, difficult defoliation conditions that delayed applications. Also, unopened bolls.
Do differently next year?: With the non-competitive price of cotton versus corn or beans, a big reduction in cotton acres.
How are other crops turning out?: Poor to fair corn crop and very good soybeans, especially doublecrop wheat beans.
Mississippi, East Central Mississippi, Extension.
Percent Picked:99%
Average Yield:600
to 1,450 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Irrigation and timely rain in a few locations.
What hurt this season?: Lack of rainfall for some areas and excessive rainfall during the boll opening period that caused boll rot.
Do differently next year?: Stay on irrigation and apply growth regulator material more timely.
How are other crops turning out?: Corn and soybean yields were great in most areas.
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Arkansas, Cross County, Extension.
Percent Picked:100%
Average Yield:1,250 lbs/acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Warm weather.
What hurt this season?: Early-season insects.
Do differently next year?: Cotton acres replaced by corn.
How are other crops turning out?: Excellent bean yields. Very good corn yields. Average grain sorghum yields. Average rice yields with poor grades.
Arkansas, Ashley County, Grower.
Percent Picked:100
%
Average Yield:2 bales per acre
Date of report: 11/15/2012
What helped this season?: Irrigation.
What hurt this season?: Heat.
Do differently next year?: Will grow very little cotton.
How are other crops turning out?: Very good corn and soybeans
Tennessee, Dyer County, Extension.
Percent Picked:95%
Average Yield:720
to 840 pounds of lint per acre.
Date of report: 11/12/2012
What helped this season?: Irrigation.
What hurt this season?: Extremely dry conditions.
Do differently next year?: Utilize more irrigation if possible.
How are other crops turning out?: Corn averaged 110 bu/acre. Soybeans averaged 30-35 bu/acre.
LINKS
Peanut Harvest Reports From Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C. And Texas 11-17
Cleveland on Cotton: Growers, Watch for Your Chance at 75-76 Cent Level 11-17
Doane Cotton Close: The Volatile December Contract Finally Broke 11-16
DTN Cotton Close: Mixed As December Tumbles 11-16
Mississippi: MSU Row Crops Short Course Set Dec. 3-5 11-15 Mississippi State University
Mississippi: Cotton OVT Preliminary Data Tables 11-13 Mississippi Crop Situation
Missouri’s Delta Center Schedules CCA Training For November 19-20 11-15
MARKETS
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