Maximize yield and quality potential of cottonseed with industry-leading traits from PhytoGen
The latest lineup of PhytoGen® brand varieties offers growers more in-plant protection options to help cotton thrive, protect quality and …
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 …
Cotton Demand Facing Difficult Climate
By their very definition, markets are places where parties with competing goals come together. Sellers are trying to sell at …
Maximize yield and quality potential of cottonseed with industry-leading traits from PhytoGen
The latest lineup of PhytoGen® brand varieties offers growers more in-plant protection options to help cotton thrive, protect quality and …
For two generations of consumers, “The Touch, The Feel of Cotton ― The Fabric of Our Lives” were the lyrics …
“The Fabric of Our Lives” Gets a Reprise
For two generations ‚”The touch, the feel of cotton” are the lyrics that have linked consumers to cotton. Cotton Incorporated …
Survey: U.S. Cotton Stocks Could Reach Six-Year Low
U.S. cotton inventories may fall to the lowest in six years by July 2010 as demand from domestic and overseas …
FiberMax Honors New Class of One Ton Growers
Bayer CropScience recently hosted the fourth annual FiberMax One Ton Club awards banquet to honor the 2008 class of One …
Will Next Year Finally Be the “Next Year” We’ve Been Talking About?
Don’t look now, but there’s a little bit of a rally going on in the cotton market. The NYBOT December …
Q&A with Monica Forti – Director of International Trading at The Seam
Could you describe your position at The Seam? My responsibility is to direct the international trading. Our International Marketplace includes …
Pakistani Mills Look For The Competitive Edge
Pakistan’s cotton and textile industries have adapted to changes in the global cotton trading environment during recent years by investing …
December ’09 futures by November had dropped in excess of 50 cents per pound in 4 months. In the meantime, …
The cotton industry is facing some of the most difficult hurdles it has had to clear in recent years. As …
Market Distortions Demand Reform
Demand for commodities from speculative investment vehicles was a double-edged sword. On one side, it created higher than average price …
“In 2008, Max’s fixations began at around 78 cents per pounds and it went all the way up into the …
Cotton Board Opens Contest for Calendar Photos
The Cotton Board is looking for photo entries for the organization’s 2018 Industry Calendar. There will be prizes.
USDA Spins Market with Record Supply-to-Use Ratio
Hurricanes were but a mere hiccup for the world and U.S. crops. Instead, USDA spun some record-setting numbers that left the market dizzy.
Key Global Customers to See “The Cotton the World Trusts”
Textile manufacturing executives from 15 countries will visit the U.S. Cotton Belt September 25-29 for the 40th COTTON USA Orientation Tour sponsored by Cotton Council International.
Shurley: Cotton Makes a Hard Landing
Following USDA’s September numbers, December cotton seems to have landed back in the 69-cent, pre-Harvey area.
Higher Prices Holding as Winds Keep Blowing
An ill wind is blowing amidst the chaotic cotton trading wrought by back to back hurricanes slamming into two of the country’s major cotton producing regions. But which way does the wind blow?
Cotton Inc, Bloomingdale’s Launch Digital Cotton Fashion Shopping
Cotton Incorporated and Bloomingdale’s have teamed to launch the first 60-second, shoppable fashion show for cotton apparel.
Post Harvey, 75 Cents Back in Cotton’s Sights
It remains to be seen if the greater loss from Harvey will be to cotton quantity or quality. But it likely means a wider trading range, with 75 cents now possible.
Shurley: Storms and Other Unknowns for September
September could be interesting. Loss evaluation from Harvey will still be underway, and all eyes are watching Irma. How will it all impact USDA’s September report…if at all?
Hurricane Harvey Leaves Several Market Scenarios
Following Hurricane Harvey’s rampage through East and Coastal Texas, cotton growers face several possible outcomes based on the level of damage to their fields.
Market Watching for Harvey’s Impact on U.S. Crop
Hurricane Harvey blew prices to triple digit gains on the week. Now, the market will assess crop damage to see if the storm blew up crop projections as well.
Cotton Board Ups Funding for Cottonseed Marketing
An additional $100,000 is being devoted to increasing demand for cottonseed in the dairy feeding industry.
