Production Outlook / Acreage
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Egypt Withdraws Import Fee on Cotton Yarn
Egypt has withdrawn a temporary import fee it imposed on cotton yarn and textiles in a move that would benefit…
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ICE Cotton Futures Near Six Month Highs
Speculative buying spilled over from rallying commodities to boost ICE Futures U.S. cotton near six-month highs Wednesday. Most-active July cotton…
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NCC: India’s Actions Impede World Cotton Trade
The National Cotton Council says India’s cotton subsidies coupled with its failure to notify the World Trade Organization (WTO) of…
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Bloomberg Survey: U.S. Cotton Exports Will Surge Past USDA Forecast
By Shruti Date Singh Bloomberg U.S. cotton exports may top a government estimate on surging sales to mills in the…
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USDA Planting Intentions: 8.81 Million Acres
All cotton plantings for 2009 are expected to total 8.81 million acres, 7% below last year and the lowest since…
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First Half of 2007 Sees Lower Prices, Fewer Imports
According to the National Cotton Market Monitoring System (NCMMS), seed cotton sales progress reached 95.53% as of April 25, down…
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Bangladesh Positioned to Import Record Highs in 2007
Last year’s weather was not favorable for cotton production in Bangladesh, so growth was small, but farmers got a good…
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Will Premiums Drive Up Pima Acreage?
With a premium price approaching $1.50 per pound, could there be a rebound in Pima production in the West for…
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Acreage Takes Another Hit
While discussing potential 2009 cotton acreage a while back, someone remarked that they would be happy with an acreage figure…
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Getting Well … But With Some Nasty Medicine
Back in the 1700s and 1800s, armadas with hundreds of warships from Great Britain, France and Spain sailed around the…