Weekly World Cotton
Kansas City, August 22 (World Weather, Inc.) – World cotton production has been moving along relatively well this year. India, China and Pakistan have seen some very good weather and should yield relatively well. The U.S. Delta crop has struggled and rain in the dryland areas of West Texas has not been up to par in the most important southwest. Despite some erratic rain in Mexico and below normal rainfall in Mali, production from both Mexico and West Africa should be favorable this year. Rain prospects are good for Australia later in the year and the harvest of cotton in Brazil is advancing in a favorable environment.
Kansas City, June 10 (World Weather, Inc.) – Cotton production areas around the world continue to experience favorable weather for this production year. Cotton is well advanced in South America with the harvest making good progress in Argentina and just beginning in parts of Brazil; though, production is expected to be high this year, despite late planting in Mato Grosso. Weather in West Africa is nearly ideal for planting and early season development and conditions in India have been good and are expected to remain that way for a while. China’s Xinjiang weather has been just fine so far this year, although some rain would be welcome to supplement irrigation. Temperatures have been seasonable in Xinjiang China and not nearly as cool in the spring this year as they were in 2024.
Kansas City, March 13 (World Weather, Inc.) – Planting season has arrived in northeastern Mexico and South Texas. Dryland fields have no moisture to germinate seeds or support early development. Some drying has also been occurring recently in western Bahia impacting that part of Brazil’s cotton crop after some late planting occurred in Mato Grosso. Mato Grosso weather has been improving more recently, but the key to its success will be rainfall and/or soil moisture after the monsoon ends in April. Eastern Australia weather has not been ideal in unirrigated fields, but the crop should still be of fair size because good early season rainfall and increased planting.
World Cotton Weather: Australia Production Down, Brazil Planting Complete