Posted 3/3/2010 18:53 (#1103476 - in reply to #1103427) Subject: Re: Cotton harvest cost
Around here, it was 8 cents/pound forever but went to 9 cents a few years ago when fuel went up. The exception is a few guys who got stuck with pickers they couldn't sell and didn't plant cotton so some of them were picking for 7 or 8 just trying to make a note.