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Cotton Outlook: U.S. Production Forecast Higher
According to USDA’s first survey-based forecast of the 2019 cotton crop, U.S. cotton production is estimated at 22.5 million bales, compared with July’s projection of 22.0 million bales and last […]
Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
Average spot quotations were 68 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color […]
Global Markets: Cotton – U.S. Exports Fall in Major Markets Outside Vietnam
Lower U.S. production and trade barriers weighed 2018/19 exports down from the previous year. Shipments to eight of the top ten markets fell with China witnessing the largest decline. Despite […]
Shurley on Cotton: Where to Go From Here?
I’ve devoted the last 30 years of my life to cotton growers and the cotton industry. Prior to this, I witnessed the 1980’s when financial problems took a toll on […]
WADE Cotton: Higher U.S. Production, Exports, Ending Stocks
This month’s 2019/20 U.S. cotton outlook includes higher beginning stocks, production, exports, and ending stocks. Production for the 2019 crop is raised 2 percent to 22.5 million bales, on NASS’s […]
Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
Average spot quotations were 428 points lower than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color […]
Thompson on Cotton: Wildly Variable Crops Going into Home Stretch
The main topic of conversation this week concerns the cotton market’s unexpected 295-point loss last Friday, settling below 60 cents for the first time since 2016. Actions by both the […]
Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
Average spot quotations averaged slightly higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, […]
Thompson On Cotton: A Bit of Lift
After giving up 16 cents since May, the cotton market’s 2-cent rally last week was encouraging. Friday’s close of 64.54 lacked the momentum to break resistance at 65 cents, but […]
Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
Average spot quotations averaged 113 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color […]
