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Harmonization of Rules in International Cotton Trade
Last year, the available data from CICCA (Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations) member organizations indicated that 324 parties…
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Unpredictability Causing Price Peaks, Valleys
International market forces are changing the U.S. cotton marketing system. Export demand is driven by both foreign trade policies and…
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ICAC: Emblematic of Complex Products
The theme of the 68th ICAC plenary meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, September 6-11, is unusually long: The Role…
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ICAC Keynote Address
In 2009, Cotton Incorporated’s programming budget remained at $78 million ― its third year in a row at that amount. …
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Sustainability in Cotton Production
Based on a definition developed within the UN system, sustainable cotton production is the ability to produce cotton today without…
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Yowza! Yowza! Yowza! Yet Another Block Buster
I don’t know if “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” was the worst movie I ever saw, but it’s in my…
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The Role of ICA in Times of Unprecedented Uncertainty
Q How has the ICA adapted to better serve the needs of its members in a cotton industry that seems…
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I’ve been around the block, but … Never Around The World
I grew up in the in the Mississippi River Delta ― the heart of the American Cotton Belt. That’s a…
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Crescent City Hosts 2010 Beltwide
The National Cotton Council-coordinated 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) is set for January 4-7 at the New Orleans Marriott and…
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Weathering the Storm
Over a year ago, I sat in Bill Kennedy’s office in the tiny town of Inverness, MS, talking to the…