A summary thread of the baseline outlook meetings. It is important to understand the difference between a baseline and a forecast. A baseline holds current policy (US and foreign) constant and we know that may be changing soon. Summary is not great:

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Renewed hedge fund shorting, strengthening U.S. dollar and other apparently bearish influences have their way on ICE #cotton cottonmarketing.tamu.edu

CHANGES AGAIN!!!!! UPDATED Dec 27, 2024…..Corporate Transparency Act Requirements Suspended: Reporting Not Currently Required National Agricultural Law Center southernagtoday.org/2024/11/29/cor…

New paper❗️ "Economic Opportunities of Bioelectricity from Cotton Gin Waste" Southern Agricultural Economics Association cambridge.org/core/journals/…

⏰ Mark your calendar for 1:30 pm ET, Friday, January 10! Join host Lance Honig, Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) Chair, for a live chat about the Crop Production Annual Summary and more. Post questions ahead of time using #StatChat.

Texas A&M Texas A&M AgriLife will collaborate in a first-of-its-kind project to propagate new seedless muscadine grape varieties to benefit grape growers in Texas and beyond. Check out the NIFA-funded project: agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2024/12/23/fir…

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Texas ranchers began prepping days ago for this arctic blast. And they’ll continue caring for their livestock regardless of the temperature.   The bitter cold, wind, snow, and ice won’t stop them from providing care for their livestock. 🎥: Clint Rutledge

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This #cotton chart tells the story of where we are. We continue to trade lower and lower relative to the previous 5 years. Of course, most crops are in this boat, though #corn is trending a bit more toward the mean but still well below. Price signals are horrible.

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Corn Market Update – March 2025 WASDE 🌽 📌 U.S. corn outlook steady: Farm price $4.35/bu. 📈 Global production is up by 3.2M MT, led by India, Russia & Ukraine. 📉 Brazil & South Africa exports ↓, Argentina ↑. 📊 Ending stocks drop by 1.4M MT, mainly in China and Argentina.

Sorghum Market Update – March 2025 WASDE 🌾 📌U.S. sorghum holds at 344M bu. Farm price drops to $4.15/bu 📉 Exports cut to 100M bu, domestic use up to 225M bu 📊Ending stocks rise to 52M bu (weaker exports)

Cotton Market Update – March 2025 WASDE 📌 U.S. production is steady at 14.41M bales. 📉 The farm price is down to 63¢/lb. 📈 China’s production ↑, Pakistan & Argentina ↓. 🌎 Global consumption rises (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt). 📊 Ending stocks decrease by 80K bales.