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April 9, 2018
Keep resistance in check with a diligent weed management plan You knock them down, but they seem to come back …
Take Control: Use Multiple Herbicide Modes of Action
Keep resistance in check with a diligent weed management plan You knock them down, but they seem to come back …
Progressive West Texas producers find new solutions for biggest challenges
Battling sand storms, hail, dry climates and now resistant weeds may be typical challenges for West Texas cotton farmers, but …
Time to Pick Your 2018 Cotton Varieties
If you are a cotton farmer, you are probably starting to analyze this year’s yield data and turning your thoughts toward what varieties to plant in 2018. While yield and quality are always top considerations, here are some additional factors you and your agronomist will want to review during the selection process.
PhytoGen Thriving in the Southeast — Controlling Pigweed in Challenging Conditions
Despite late-season hurricane winds and torrential downpours, PhytoGen growers across the Southeast are thriving thanks to the bumper yields of …
Set Up For A Strong Season with ST 5517GLTP
Let the three-gene Bt protection in ST 5517GLTP help you control worms. ST 5517GLTP gives you the strength you need …
FiberMax® cotton varieties deliver a quality advantage to enhance their high yield potential and increase your earnings. A West Texas …
Start right: Premium seed treatments are tools for profit
Fallow winter ground offers little sustenance for diseases, nematodes and insects, making planting time a veritable feast for those pests …
Texas-Tough PhytoGen® Helps Growers Thrive on High Plains
The PhytoGen breeding program — renowned for its industry-leading Pima varieties — has focused its efforts in recent years on …
Cleveland: Mill Demand Drives Cotton’s Recent Bulls
Demand has become the key word in the cotton trade as global export sales soar, taking prices along for the …
Take Control: Use Multiple Herbicide Modes of Action
Keep resistance in check with a diligent weed management plan You knock them down, but they seem to come back …
Cleveland: Feeling Upbeat Following the Beltwide
The Beltwide Cotton Conferences concluded in San Antonio this week with growers in an upbeat mode. Yes, there were a …
Cleveland: Don’t Sell Your Cotton Picker
Don’t plan on selling your cotton picker will be my personal theme as the cotton industry gathers at the annual …
Cleveland: Bulls Appear in the Cotton Market
Sometimes it is more fun than others to write this newsletter. Today is one of the fun times. Something happened …
Cleveland: Cotton Trades in Tighter Range
Cotton prices were more range-bound last week than in the past several weeks as the Monday through Thursday trading range …
Plexus: Narrow Trading Range Establishes Foothold in Cotton Market
Plexus NY futures continued to trade sideways since our last report of two weeks ago, with March advancing 111 points …
Cleveland: Eyeing Support Levels for 2013
With the December contract now in its delivery period, the March New York ICE contract eased up on the week …
Could Lost Market Share Make Cotton a ‘Luxury Fiber’?
Cotton is, to some degree, caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, it’s fighting desperately for …
Rising Costs Could Make Some Markets Inoperable
The cotton and textile industries are facing numerous challenges, but few of them are as difficult to address as getting …
Mitigate Risk through Long-Term Relationships
Prior to the historic levels of price volatility we’ve seen over the last four years, risk management was a manageable …
Plexus: China Props Up Cotton Market
NY futures rebounded last week, as March gained 190 points to close at 72.24 cents. With crops in the Northern …
Plexus: NY Futures Continue to Slip
Plexus The December contract has basically been flatlined near the 70 cents level for the last 7 sessions, holding against …
Strong Demand, Drought Concerns Pushing Prices
Thanks to mill demand, shrinking quality stocks and increased drought concerns in the Southwest, cotton continues to post gains in spite of the selling pressure created by rolling positions to the July contract.
Shurley on Cotton: More Tariff Talk
The jury is still out on whether or not the “verbal war” between the U.S. and China will actually result in tariffs, and what the impact on cotton will be.
Market Holds in Face of Tariff Rumblings
World consumption continues to support prices, but the mere suggestion of tariffs makes speculative fund managers nervous and increases market volatility.
Cleveland: Prices Rally on USDA Acreage Report
USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report pleasantly surprised the market, as seen by the price rally for cotton following the report’s release.
Shurley: This is Now USDA’s Number for Cotton
In my opinion, USDA’s March 30 Prospective Plantings report gets us much closer to what will eventually be the acres planted number.
Cleveland: Start Pricing This Year’s Crop
Plant, plant, plant continues to be the motto. But it’s also time to add price, price, price to the discussion.
Demand, Weather Concerns Driving Strong Trade
The market seldom sees a three-year price stream so favorable.
Shurley: Pulling the Trigger on the 2018 Crop
Producing a cotton crop ultimately commits you to also sell the crop. But at what point do you say the price is “good enough?”
Multiple Factors Driving Cotton’s Price Growth
The fundamentals of supply and demand – among other factors – continue to drive cotton prices toward the high 80s.
The Market’s Advice: Plant, Plant, Plant!
As world and U.S. ending stocks continue to shrink, growers have an opportunity to price the 2018 crop in the low 80s.
Trucking Issues Limiting Timely Cotton Movement
Demand continues to exceed expectations. But new trucking regulations are putting a damper on timely movement of cotton and other ag products.