Report Highlights:
Early spring precipitations in Andalucía came as a relief, refilling water reservoirs.
However, this allowed for only a marginal recovery in area planted to cotton, as rains arrived when planting plans were already in place and largely oriented to less water-demanding crops such as winter grains or early spring-planted sunflower.
While summer conditions will determine the final size of Spain’s MY 2024/25 cotton crop, the projected recovery should allow for larger exported volumes.
Source: USDA-FAS