BY BRUNO ZANUTTO
MANAGER/COTTON GROUP
FCSTONE DO BRAZIL LTDA.
INTL FCStone Inc.
It's hard to remember but at one time Brazil, now the world’s fifth largest cotton producer,er, was once a net cotton importer. Production was limited by the climate diversity of the...
The change in leadership at the National Cotton Council will be smooth and without any problems when the organization has its annual meeting at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis in February. Although no official announcement has been made, everyone...
Frankly, I didn’t know what to expect when I attended the recent Deltapine New Product Evaluator (NPE) Summit event in Nashville, Tenn. This has always been an upbeat meeting as producers learn about new cotton varieties that Deltapine will launch in the upcoming year. But something called “low prices” was overshadowing the event, and it was anybody’s guess what producers would have to say about the situation.
No matter how well a new variety might perform, it’s hard to deal with prices in the low 60-cent range – especially when those same prices were in the 80 and 85-cent range a year ago.
BY JIM LAMBERT
DIRECTOR OF SALES
FCSTONE MERCHANT SERVICES
INTL FCStone Inc.
15 cotton season started off with a thump as most of the country’s key cotton-producing provinces experienced adverse weather conditions, which delayed planting. Despite the early setback, farmers were able to...
When a cotton producer has spent nearly four decades fighting insect pests, it’s nice to find a new plan of attack.
That is one way of describing Alabama producer Charlie Speake’s situation near Eufaula in the southern part of the...
ALABAMA
The northern half of Alabama had another good cotton-growing season with yields above two bales per acre on many farms. Overall, yields the last three to four years have been the best and most consistent I have seen during...
Pre-Registration Begins For Mid-South Farm/Gin Show
Companies or interested parties planning to attend the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show on Feb. 27-28 at the Cook Convention Center may register online by going to www.farmandginshow.com or calling (901) 947-3104. The show,...
BY CHRIS KRAMEDJIAN
RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, COTTON
FCSTONE LLC
INTL FCStone Inc.
As a long-time runnerup to China’s cotton story, India is now taking center stage, at least as the world’s largest producer. India’s agriculture is critically dependent on the monsoon, and this...
Cotton Council International (CCI), the National Cotton Council’s export promotions arm, conducts numerous successful cotton demand-building events and activities, including the Sourcing USA Summit.
What is the Summit’s purpose?
The biennial event provides first-class networking opportunities that result in promoting cotton...
It is no secret that U.S. cotton is competing in a global market today that is difficult to understand. In fact, it is downright confounding that so many factors can affect how and when a farmer’s cotton reaches the...
BY GARY RAINES
COMMODITY NETWORK
CHIEF ECONOMIST, FIBERS AND TEXTILES
INTL FCStone Inc.
With cotton production increasingly concentrated in one province, Xin-jiang, and a generous subsidy now in place for pro- ducers of the fiber located there, the Chinese government finally has announced...
Monsanto has kicked off the new year by announcing the commercial release of two new Deltapine varieties as part of the Class of ‘15 – a root-knot nematode-resistant variety and a full-season variety that was named after one of...
Joe Cely
Cely Crop Consulting
Pamplico, S.C.
I was a county agent for 30 years with Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. When I retired in 1996 here in Florence, I started consulting full-time. In 2004, my daughter, Ellen, joined me, and now...
