Market Analysis
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Market Struggles with Black Swans and Bears
Although the bears have finally pulled prices into the 50s, the ability of old crop cotton to hold near the…
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Plexus: Get Ready for a Few Weeks of Volatility
While the market situation for U.S. cotton may seem friendly, it is being overshadowed by the negative outlook for commodities…
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Bears Are Growling, but Market Holds Firm
The fifty-centers are still out there and are beginning to beat their drums louder and louder, but the current trading…
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Plexus: Price Reacting to Non-Cotton Issues
Negative vibes from outside markets are overshadowing fairly constructive developments on the cotton front.
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Shurley on Cotton: Prices Just Treading Water
Recent activity has simply solidified the sideways pattern this market has been in for quite a while.
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Cotton Holds Its Own Amid Call for Lower Prices
Despite spending the week in positive territory, the market was thinly traded, but closed slightly higher and withstood the increasing…
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New Cotton Board Appointments Announced
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 12 members and 12 alternate members to serve three-year terms on the Cotton Board.
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Plexus: Price Drop Pushes Market Back Into Sideways Mode
Recent price drops erased all gains from the previous nine sessions in one fell swoop, moving the market back into…
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Rabobank: Fertilizer Supply May Outweigh Demand in 2015
According to Rabobank’s recent Fertilizer Quarterly report, fertilizer supply for 2015 appears to outweigh global demand, making the pricing forecast…
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Shurley on Cotton: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
It’s not news that 2014 turned out to be a disappointing year for many growers. I’m somewhat optimistic on the…