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Cotton Grower Industry News
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US, Australia Team Up for Cotton LEADS Initiative
The United States and Australian cotton industries have joined hands to increase awareness among manufacturers, retailers, brands and consumers on…
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Cotton Harvest Begins in Earnest
The U.S. government – and USDA’s weekly reports – may have been shut down for the past three weeks. But,…
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Cotton Market Essentially Unchanged, as Chinese Activity Increases
Cotton prices found little direction this week, closing essentially unchanged from the prior week. Yet, the market did manage to…
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NCC Thanks Senators for Seeking Clarification on Marketing Assistance Loans
The National Cotton Council (NCC) has expressed appreciation to Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and 12 of their…
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Yara Launches App to Help ID Crop Nutrient Deficiencies
Yara North America, Inc. has launched Yara CheckIT, a new app for visual identification of crop nutrient deficiencies. Yara CheckIT…
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USA and Australia Announce Joint Sustainability Initiative
Two of the world’s top producers have teamed up to create a program to help companies throughout the cotton supply…
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Brazil’s Crop to Jump 28% in Coming Season
Cotton prices have been relatively high leading into the coming season – high enough to lead Brazilian producers to dedicate…
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Cotton Companies Prepare to Capitalize on Dicamba-Tolerant Technology
Although Monsanto’s highly anticipated Bollgard II XtendFlex cotton trait hit a snag in May, seed company representatives are still abuzz…
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India Needs Additional Raw Material to Boost Technical Textiles
During his address at the recent Techtextil Symposium in Mumbai on October 4, Giuseppe Gherzi stated that India is limited…
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Market Correction Pulls Cotton Prices Back Down
Cotton prices took several sharp blows on the chin last week as the market made a mockery of my prior…