Cotton Planting Condtions for Courtland, VA Last Updated 4-25-2019 @ 10:30 am.
Date
Day
Temperatures
Rain
Planting
Emergence
4-25
Thur
85
Good
8
4-26
Friday
59-74
0.67"
marginal
8
4-27
Saturday
50-71
adequate
8
4-28
Sunday
52-80
good
7
4-29
Monday
49-69
v. good
7
4-30
Tuesday
55-84
Excellent
6
5-1
Wed
62-80
Excellent
5
5-2
Thurs
63-82
Excellent
5
Temperature No Flags. Watch Monday morning lows if you plan on planting this weekend.
Rain and Moisture: Same pattern remains for this week of Rain at end of week, except forecasted amounts are less than an inch.
Johnny Say's NEXT WEEK LOOKS AWSOME. Even though Monday will seem cool, seeds will not be exposed to any negative temperature that would cause issues and is still rated very good for planting. So far, it is looking like we will not have any roller coaster temperatures that dump down in the low 40's, or that go above 90 on into the middle of May. No huge Rain events are in the forecast currently. It looks really good. After last year, Maybe the Lord has pushed the 'easy button' for us, or at least the 'easier button'.
Seeding Rate: Next week is shaping up to indicate we will have good emergence. Standard seeding recommendation is 43,560 and is a good bit higher than we need for final stand to account for cold nights, packing rain, dampening off, imprecise planters, rough ground that sets up hard, poor cool germ on seed, and maybe a thick stand looks pretty in May. However, thick cotton in August is undesirable. Check the precision of your planters and dig up some seed when you start on every row. Keep in mind that small seed (1646) means you will have some doubles with standard vacuum settings. I will send email on the specifics.
Futures
@CT - COTTON #2 - ICEFU
Month
Open
High
Low
Last
Change
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Time
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May 19
76.30
76.50
76.30
76.50
1.20
76.97s
01:21P
Jul 19
77.12
78.48
77.12
78.34
1.20
78.32s
01:21P
Oct 19
76.08
0.71
76.88s
01:21P
Dec 19
76.00
76.86
76.00
76.74
0.65
76.71s
01:21P
Mar 20
76.50
77.12
76.40
76.87
0.36
76.84s
01:21P
May 20
76.55
76.82
76.37
76.55
0.26
76.56s
01:21P
Jul 20
76.05
76.27
75.89
75.96
0.22
75.99s
01:21P
Oct 20
74.48
0.13
74.48s
01:21P
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month
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High
Low
Last
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May 19
854'6
862'6
853'4
858'0
4'0
859'2s
04:47P
Jul 19
868'2
876'2
867'0
871'2
4'0
872'6s
04:47P
Aug 19
874'2
882'0
873'0
877'2
4'0
878'6s
02:30P
Sep 19
880'2
887'2
878'4
882'4
4'0
884'0s
03:58P
Nov 19
888'6
897'0
888'0
891'6
3'6
893'2s
03:19P
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month
Open
High
Low
Last
Change
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Time
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May 19
430'6
437'4
428'2
434'0
2'4
434'6s
01:30P
Jul 19
436'6
443'4
434'4
440'4
3'0
441'4s
03:18P
Sep 19
444'4
451'2
442'0
448'2
3'2
449'2s
01:30P
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month
Open
High
Low
Last
Change
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Time
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May 19
346'0
351'0
342'2
347'0
0'6
347'4s
04:49P
Jul 19
355'2
360'4
351'4
356'4
1'2
357'2s
04:46P
Sep 19
363'4
368'4
360'0
365'0
1'2
365'4s
04:45P
Dec 19
375'2
379'6
371'6
376'4
1'2
377'2s
03:48P
Mar 20
390'4
394'2
387'4
392'0
1'4
392'4s
03:24P
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