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Texas, USA: hurricane comes at a bad time

Experts at Texas Agricultural University said cotton production in the Rio Grande River Basin in southern Texas was devastated by Hurricane Hannah. Before the storm, other crops such as corn and sorghum were harvested, but other crops such as sesame and citrus were also damaged.

Cotton experts said hurricane Hannah struck at the last minute in Cameron, Hidalgo and velacey on July 24, all of which were hit by heavy rain, including 6-18 inches of rain, 30-40 miles per hour of sustained wind and more than 60 miles per hour of gusts. Before the storm, cotton crops looked good, and most producers expected average or above average yields, especially in irrigated fields.

At present, the cotton harvest in southern Texas has just begun, about 2% of it was harvested before the storm, most of the fields have been stripped, the bolls have been opened, and a lot of lint has been exposed.

The preliminary assessment by agricultural experts and producers is that about 138000 acres of cotton have been damaged to 90-100%. Due to the heavy rain last weekend, some cotton fields are still soaking in the water. Because of the moisture level of cotton seeds, people are also worried about the germination of cotton seeds. In cotton fields that are not flooded, the quality of mature new cotton will be reduced to a level that cannot be sold due to heavy rainfall. For some late maturing cotton fields, it is also a wait-and-see state, the ground has been completely flooded, and the water can not subside, there is no place to go.

Although hurricane Hannah was very severe, it was even more severe than hurricane Hannah. The storm at this time is terrible for cotton.

This year's textile yarn market is estimated to be very difficult to warm up.