TEXAS DROUGHT, SHIFTING MARKETS SHAPE 2026 CROP OUTLOOK

  • Texas cotton producers face early drought concerns and shifting market conditions heading into the 2026 planting season. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
    Texas cotton producers face early drought concerns and shifting market conditions heading into the 2026 planting season. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

    Texas row crop producers are heading into planting season amid early weather uncertainty, shifting price relationships in major commodities, and ongoing economic pressure from high input costs, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists.

    While timely rains supported strong cotton yields in 2025, the upcoming season is beginning under La Niña conditions that have kept much of T…