Montgomery, AL – Alabama cotton farmers say they're seeing a combination of good crops and good prices they haven't witnessed in more than a decade.
Authorities say the crops are bringing higher prices than they've brought in years.
Autauga County cotton farmer Euel Screws says that this year's crop is ``phenomenal.''
He said that two years ago cotton was selling for about 70 cents a pound. This year, prices have hovered around a dollar.
Buddy Adamson, director of Alabama Farmers Federation's cotton division, estimates that about 70 percent of Alabama's cotton already has been picked.
Authorities say the good fortune for Alabama farmers has a lot to do with good and bad weather -- good weather for them and bad weather for other farmers.
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