Southern Drought Takes Toll on Cotton Crops

The drought that has overtaken most of the south is having a profound impact on the cotton crop, according to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. The situation is desperate in Oklahoma where 43 percent of the cotton was rated very poor to poor just four weeks ago. The latest USDA crop report released yesterday upped that number to 73 percent. Cotton in Texas is following a similar patter with 57 percent of its cotton rated very poor to poor, an eight percent increase from four weeks ago. Nationwide, only 28 percent of cotton has been rated as good. View the report or Listen to more.