Texas Ag Today - September 3, 2026

*Texas livestock market operators want Washington to stay out of the cattle market.  

*U.S. diesel supplies have fallen to the lowest seasonal levels ever.  

*The condition of the Texas cotton crop continues to get worse.   

*Cotton harvest continues in the Rio Grande Valley.

*Wildfire losses are growing.  

*This is a brutal year for corn in the Texas High Plains.  

*USDA plans to modernize its data reporting for acreage and yield estimates.

*The citrus harvest is getting close in the Rio Grande Valley. 

*The U.S. is importing more fruits and vegetables than ever before, putting a strain on already-squeezed growers. 

*Laminitis is a painful disease for many horses.