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PhytoGen cottonseed helps grower achieve best crop ever
For cotton growers across South and Central Texas, outbesting their best each year is no small task. With cotton planting …
Sponsor: Bollgard 3 XtendFlex Cotton Launch Announced
Monsanto Company in December announced the commercialization of its new Bollgard® 3 XtendFlex® cotton technology, the first commercial cotton product …
By Jim Steadman: It’s shaping up to be a good year for U.S. cotton. But the line separating the bulls and bears in the market remains thin.
By Jim Steadman: When development started squeezing their Texas farmland, Jim and JP Jansen began looking for options to protect their family farming history. They found their answer 150 miles away.
Sponsor: Breeding and Testing Cotton in Texas for Texas
Since 2010, when Monsanto opened the doors of its cotton breeding and testing facility in Lubbock, the focus to develop …
Sponsor: Deltapine® Varieties Offer Strong Performance, Better Weed Control in 2017
U.S. EPA and the state of Texas have approved XtendiMax™ herbicide with VaporGrip™ Technology, a low-volatility dicamba herbicide, for in-crop …
Sponsor: Strong Cotton for Texas
The 2016 season gave Texas growers some ideal growing conditions at times, and threw them some tough conditions, as well. …
By Beck Barnes: The 2017 growing season is shaping up to be a good one in the Lone Star State. Cotton prices are rebounding and acreage is poised to remain robust.
Thriving begins with the right varieties
For cotton grower Casey Jones, thriving in cotton begins with selecting the right variety for each situation. He looks for …
Cleveland: Explaining the Irrational Movements in the Cotton Market
The depth of the world financial community’s concerns over the world economy was evidenced this week as cotton experienced two …
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ICAC: Abundance of Cotton Driving Prices Down
The basic law of supply and demand might not be influencing cotton prices as much as the government actions in …
Cleveland: Finally, Some (Small) Price Relief
Finally, a week with higher prices. While the daily price increases were minimal, the market, nevertheless, was higher. July made …
Biggest Factor Driving Cotton Prices: Government Actions
As the biggest power broker in the global cotton industry, China always has the attention and interest of stakeholders all …
Cotton Futures Ease Lower Following Texas Rains
Cotton futures eased lower in a very dull week as U.S. crop prospects received a boost with the first measurable …
Cleveland: Lowering the Price Floor Again
Let’s see, let me sugar coat this in my favor. After being dead-on for two consecutive years of higher prices, …
Prices to Be Largely Determined by China’s Reserve Policy
After my predictions were very accurate during two consecutive years of higher prices, I have really missed the mark this …
Cotton Futures Ease Lower Following Texas Rains
Cotton futures eased lower in a very dull week as U.S. crop prospects received a boost with the first measurable …
India to Resume Unrestricted Export of Cotton
On April 30, India decided to allow unrestricted export of cotton for this marketing year ending September 2012. After meeting …
Cleveland: Sporadic Pattern Developing in Cotton Market
Cotton prices moved back and forth all week as early week losses were recaptured on Thursday only to lose ground …
Plexus: NY Futures Focus on July Spot Contracts
The focus for NY futures has now shifted to July, the new spot contract, which has inherited a big chunk …
Cleveland: Cotton’s Performance Well-Suited for Broadway
By Dr. O.A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University Special for Bayer CropScience Cotton’s performance this week was well …
Was USDA Right? U.S. Crop Looking Bigger.
The U.S. crop is signaling that it is getting bigger. With nothing more than a good fall, the crop could climb as much as a million bales more than USDA’s August surprise estimate.
Shurley: So Much for 18 Million Bales and Higher Prices
If USDA’s September numbers still validate a 20+ million bale crop, prices could slide. If not, the 68-70 cent level – or better – should hold.
USDA Report Stuns Market. Now, Wait for Reality.
USDA stunned the market with its August estimate of U.S. cotton production. But remember – history has shown consistent deviation between mid-summer estimates and final harvest realities.
Production, Weather Woes Boosting Market
Mother Nature’s recent Texas outburst was rough on cotton fields. But it was enough to boost prices back into the 70s.
Technically Speaking, Pay Attention to Fundamentals
With prices holding in a three-cent range, it’s likely time to pay attention to what the market fundamentals and technicals are telling us.
December Futures Prices? Ask Mother Nature.
Opinions differ on where December futures prices may go. But there’s no doubt that Mother Nature holds the key to forthcoming price activity.
With Market Oversold, Is Bullish Return Near?
The cotton invert continues, as both the U.S. and Australian crops are oversold.
Shurley: Prices Continue to Flounder in Lower Range
The July USDA crop production and supply and demand estimates report was not bad, but prices continue to show no improvement.
Rain in India, U.S. Keeps Pressure on Prices
Beneficial rains in the U.S. and India kept pressure on cotton prices, as the December futures contract settled the past week unchanged.
Shurley on Cotton: Where Did the Acres Go?
Dr. Don Shurley says the recent USDA Planted Acreage report did not deliver as expected, making times a bit confusing for producers looking to manage risk.
Bulls Push Market on Heels of USDA Planting Report
Smaller than expected U.S. cotton plantings – and the potential smaller crop – caught the bulls’ attention in the market.
