Market Analysis
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Rebound!
Cotton prices approaching a 15-year high. Consumer spending bouncing back, and mill use rising faster than expected. All effects of…
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Taking the U.S. Crop to Market
It’s possible the effects of the global market rebound are resonating more strongly in the U.S. than in any other…
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China Considers Raising Import Quota By 1 Million Metric Tons
Bloomberg Feiwen Rong (With assistance from Angus Whitley; Editors: Jarrett Banks and Matthew Oakley) China, the largest cotton user, may…
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The Wonders of Cotton
A couple of years ago, I was surfing around on the Internet for information on raw cottonseed. My thinking was…
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Monsoon Advances, Output Forecasts Rise in India
According to a June 14 report on Bloomberg.com, weather conditions in India are “favorable” for the continued advance of the…
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Is There Really No Cotton Available?
Last Thursday, USDA reported that ending cotton stocks would dip to 2.9 million bales by the end of this marketing…
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Wall Street Journal Column Sheds Negative Light on U.S. Cotton
On May 21, The Wall Street Journal ran an editorial (See below) related to the ongoing dispute between the United…
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Cotton is Not the Enemy?
By Andrea K. Walker The Baltimore Sun Under Armour may launch a new line of hybrid-cotton apparel next year, according…
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Under Armour Finally Comes Around
I guess I can get off my soapbox now. My rants against Under Armour’s “Cotton is the Enemy” ad campaign…
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Pakistan’s Cotton Production Rises as its Economy Expands
According to new statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cotton production in Pakistan is expected to rise to…