The stage is set for a big cotton crop with a perfect storm of ideal seasonal conditions teamed with strong global pricing.

The forecast area planted is expected to be anywhere from 49 to 80 percent more than last year.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Rabobank Senior commodities analyst Cheryl Kalisch Gordon

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