High fiber quality cotton varieties show promise for growers in 2016
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Hake said cotton farmers who are looking to make a profit in a very difficult 2016 should consider planting some of their acreage to one of these new high fiber quality varieties and then manage what they plant for quality.
“Growers have to be thinking not just about yield, yield, yield and yield and avoidance of discounts, but think about whether there are some opportunities to get premiums by going for very high quality cotton,” Hake said.
Farmers who plant high quality upland varieties will be going after two established markets: Australian cotton and San Joaquin Valley Acala. Due to drought and the return of La Nina in 2016, Hake said there will be a tight market for Australian cotton and San Joaquin Valley Acala this year.
“This would be a good year for farmers to put some of their acreage into varieties with high quality varieties, if they believe they can deliver on all of the quality parameters. A farmer can make some nice premiums on high quality cotton, but only if all of the parameters come together,” Hake said.
