The USDA says farmers planted more cotton and rice in 2024 than 2023. Planted area for upland cotton was pegged at 11.488 million acres, a jump of 14% on the year, largely due to a significant increase in Texas as drought conditions eased somewhat. 96% of planted acres are biotech, 1% below a year ago. […]

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