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Chinese Delegation Purchases $500 Million of U.S. Cotton
With great fanfare, a Chinese delegation representing textile companies, non-governmental agencies and several government offices joined U.S. cotton merchants May…
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Texas International Cotton School Dates Announced
The 29th Session of the Texas International Cotton School is scheduled for August 10-21, in Lubbock. It is sponsored and…
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Topcon Tierra Gets Tabbed by AGCO Corporation
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announced its remote asset management solution, Topcon Tierra, has been selected by AGCO Corporation, a worldwide…
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The World Waits To See How Much Cotton Will Get Inside China’s Walls
How important is China to the world’s cotton trade balance? Consider this stat snapshot. For marketing year 2006/07, China is forecast…
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West African Cotton Economies Face A Struggle For Survival
The past half-decade has not been kind to the cotton industry of West Africa. Reduced prices and financial problems have…
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IRS, USDA Cracking Down On Millionaires Receiving Farm Subsidies
The Associated Press reports that The Internal Revenue Service and the Agriculture Department are cracking down on millionaires who receive…
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When Markets Shift Merchants Must Follow the Spindles
Cotton merchandising is now more global in nature than ever before in its history. Spinning factories and textile mills, once…
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Taking a Bath on Cotton?
I am a bathtub person. I grew up in a house that my granddad built just after the turn of…
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The Standardization of Trading Rules
Reduction of Counterparty Risk Reduction of Contracting Risk Trust in the Rules Value for Money Solidity of the Rules and…
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A Trillion Here, A Trillion There…
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” ― Sen. Everitt Dirksen (R-IL). “I don’t know what…