Texas Cotton Farmers May Abandon Record Acres on Drought
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Cotton farmers in Texas, the biggest U.S. growers, may abandon a record number of acres after the worst drought in at least a century damaged plants and boosted costs for textile makers including Gap Inc.
“This year will probably rank among the top abandonments,” said John Robinson, a professor and extension economist at Texas A&M University in College Station. “The situation looks very grave.”