New PhytoGen® brand varieties provide cotton growers more options, greater profit potential
The announcement of the first PhytoGen® brand variety with the Enlist™ cotton trait was met with great enthusiasm by growers …
Quality of PhytoGen® Cottonseed Pumps Up Yield Potential
Yield, the driving factor in cotton production for decades, now has a partner in profit: quality. “Yield pays. Yield plus …
Quality cotton yields premiums, enhances profits
As cotton growers struggle to squeeze every penny they can from their crop, most say profit potential depends first and …
Cleveland: Drought Hinders U.S. and China, Boosts Cotton Market
Special for Bayer CropScience The continued deterioration of weather conditions in the U.S. and parts of China, coupled with speculative …
New PhytoGen® brand varieties provide cotton growers more options, greater profit potential
The announcement of the first PhytoGen® brand variety with the Enlist™ cotton trait was met with great enthusiasm by growers …
Weather and Wall Street Spur Cotton Higher
Special for Bayer CropScience The continued drought in Texas and Oklahoma spurred the market higher last week. Outside support came …
Cleveland: Wide Price Range Will Prevail for the Rest of May
Special for Bayer CropScience Old crop export sales have been negative for the past eight consecutive weeks, but actual shipments …
I often look back at columns I wrote exactly a year ago to compare what was going on then with …
Cleveland: Mother Nature Impacts Cotton Market
By Dr. O. A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience New York futures, led by the expiring …
Cleveland: Prices Slide, But December Looks Promising
By Dr. O. A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience Cotton prices suffered another chink in its …
Cleveland: Continued Clear Sailing for Cotton Prices
By Dr. O. A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience Cotton prices found mostly clear sailing last …
Cleveland: USDA Report Drives Prices Up
By Dr. O. A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience The USDA March 31 planting intentions report …
Cleveland: Return of the Bulls
By Dr. O.A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience The cotton market came back strong last week …
If You Like It Enough to Plant It, You Like It Enough to Price It
By Dr. O. A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience The chink in cotton’s price armor mentioned …
Cleveland: The Bull Market Takes a Breather, But For How Long?
By Dr. O.A. Clevleand Professor Emeritus at Mississippi State University Special for Bayer CropScience March established cotton’s all time …
Cleveland: No Rest for Weary in Cotton Market
By Dr. O.A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University Special for Bayer CropScience The cotton market offers no rest for …
Cleveland: Bulls Ride Prices into the Mid-70s
Two weeks ago, we suggested that the USDA supply demand report would be neutral and the market would drop, yet only to reverse to and jump higher. It jumped this week. Wildly higher.
Cleveland: The Bear/Bull Balance Continues
Cotton prices ended the week lower, but made gains after triple digit losses in trading that followed USDA’s September supply demand report.
Shurley on Cotton: Market Unhappy with September Estimates
Whatever the market was expecting from the September WASDE report, it didn’t get. So prices reacted accordingly – down.
Bulls Feed on Cotton Trade Opportunities
Although U.S. and world crops are slightly larger than originally estimated, production difficulties in Pakistan and other countries will continue to boost world cotton trade and add support to the market.
Cleveland: The Bulls Battle Back
The December contract again became the darling of the bulls, who won the week after having their backs slammed against the wall.
The Dog Days of August – and Cotton – Are Upon Us
The Dog Days of August have arrived. That gives Dr. O.A. Cleveland time to reflect on the market, Egyptian cotton, and the offer of a polyester shirt.
Bears Impact Market, But Long Term Still Bullish
The near term technical perspective for the cotton market has turned a bit bearish. But, the longer term outlook remains bullish.
Shurley on Cotton: Prices Slip Under Pressure
The sudden jump in cotton prices was recently referred to as “Christmas in July.” Well, the new wears off eventually – even for Christmas gifts.
Market Holds On in Face of Neutral Report
USDA’s August cotton reports were neutral-to-supportive, keeping the 70-78 cent trading range in place as the major trading channel.
Market Strong, But Looking for Answers on China, India
This market has 80 cents written all over it. But it’s also calling for a closer look at reported cotton stocks in China and India.
Cleveland: Feed This Hungry Cotton Market Now!
The cotton market is hungry and wants to be fed. It’s time for growers to move their price fixations up and sell it some cotton!
