Cotton crop less than ‘24 - The Oxford Eagle

Cotton crop less than ‘24 - The Oxford Eagle

Rains wreaked havoc with Mississippi’s crop planting this spring, leaving cotton and all the state’s row crops in various stages of crop maturity and condition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated 6% of Mississippi’s cotton to be in excellent condition, with 44% good and 40% just rated as fair as of Aug. 31. Mississippi growers planted an estimated 330,000 acres of cotton this year, which is down from the 520,000 acres state producers h…