High Plains cotton crop to be half or less of last year's crop
12/21/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Andrews County, TX
Armstrong County, TX
Bailey County, TX
Borden County, TX
Brewster County, TX
Briscoe County, TX
Carson County, TX
Castro County, TX
Childress County, TX
Cochran County, TX
Coke County, TX
Collingsworth County, TX
Concho County, TX
Cottle County, TX
Crane County, TX
Crockett County, TX
Crosby County, TX
Culberson County, TX
Dallam County, TX
Dawson County, TX
Deaf Smith County, TX
Dickens County, TX
Dimmit County, TX
Donley County, TX
Ector County, TX
Edwards County, TX
El Paso County, TX
Fisher County, TX
Floyd County, TX
Gaines County, TX
Garza County, TX
Glasscock County, TX
Gray County, TX
Hale County, TX
Hall County, TX
Hansford County, TX
Hartley County, TX
Hemphill County, TX
Hockley County, TX
Howard County, TX
Hudspeth County, TX
Hutchinson County, TX
Irion County, TX
Jeff Davis County, TX
Jones County, TX
Kent County, TX
Kimble County, TX
King County, TX
Kinney County, TX
Lamb County, TX
Lipscomb County, TX
Loving County, TX
Lubbock County, TX
Lynn County, TX
Martin County, TX
Maverick County, TX
Menard County, TX
Midland County, TX
Mitchell County, TX
Moore County, TX
Motley County, TX
Nolan County, TX
Ochiltree County, TX
Oldham County, TX
Parmer County, TX
Pecos County, TX
Potter County, TX
Presidio County, TX
Randall County, TX
Reagan County, TX
Real County, TX
Reeves County, TX
Roberts County, TX
Runnels County, TX
Schleicher County, TX
Scurry County, TX
Sherman County, TX
Sterling County, TX
Stonewall County, TX
Sutton County, TX
Swisher County, TX
Taylor County, TX
Terrell County, TX
Terry County, TX
Tom Green County, TX
Upton County, TX
Uvalde County, TX
Val Verde County, TX
Ward County, TX
Webb County, TX
Wheeler County, TX
Winkler County, TX
Yoakum County, TX
Zavala County, TX
Start Date: 1/1/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
More than 70% of the cotton in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains failed in 2022 for one of the worst cotton production seasons since the 1950s, per the Plains Cotton Growers, a nonprofit organization of cotton producers from a 41-county region in the northernmost part of the state. The effect of the lower cotton production will be felt throughout the economy.
The Texas Tribune (Austin), Dec 21, 2022
Planting season for cotton in West Texas ended just a short while ago, but it was already apparent that drought has taken a serious toll on the crop. The majority of the region's dryland cotton, and even some irrigated acres, have already failed this season, already bringing lower numbers to production, according to Plains Cotton Growers director of policy and analysis. While there were about 4.5 million acres in production last year, this year, he expected that the acreage would be half or less.
With peak blooming season ahead, about 60% of the state’s remaining cotton acreage was in “fair” or better condition. Rainfall could improve crops still, but long-term forecasts do not indicate a high likelihood of rain in the Southern Plains.
Abilene Reporter News (Texas), July 25, 2022
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