Texas cotton producers could have a tough year due to drought, but good prices are likely to soften the blow, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Drought and good prices will influence the final total acres of...
Alabama’s row crop producers are seeing rising prices and a positive crop market outlook, alongside producers throughout the United States. Alabama Cooperative Extension System Economist Wendiam Sawadgo said prices are definitely higher than the ones producers have seen in...
Texas row crop producers might have the luxury of choosing between sorghum, corn and cotton as all three commodities are seeing high prices with the 2021 planting season underway, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Dr. Mark...
National Cotton Council economists see restrained optimism for the U.S. cotton industry’s 2021 outlook.
■ What general business climate is foreseen?
The COVID-19 pandemic still is creating disruptions in the supply chains and markets for the U.S. and world cotton and...
The 2021 Economic Outlook For U.S. Cotton
• By Jody Campiche, Shawn Boyd and Michelle Huffman •
Editor’s Note: During the 2021 National Cotton Council Annual Meeting, NCC Economic Services presented the economic outlook for the U.S. and world cotton market....
National Cotton Council economists point to a few key factors that will shape the U.S. cotton industry’s 2021 economic outlook.
This past year was characterized by significant uncertainty and volatility in both the global economy and the world cotton market....
2020 Is ‘One For The Books’
As I sit down to write this article and reflect on the year, I struggle to come up with the words to summarize 2020. The phrases I typically use to describe it may not...
Nearly two months after the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry first reported that Louisiana residents received unsolicited packages of seeds originating from China, there is an update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“According to our contacts at the...
• By Kay Ledbetter •
Texas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are on alert because these seeds are unsolicited.
Dr. Kevin...
State agriculture officials are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited packages of seeds mailed to them. Reports have surfaced from South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas, Washington and Ohio, to name a few.
The South Carolina Department...
The National Cotton Council continues to engage with the Administration regarding U.S.-China trade relations, which have had significant effects on the cotton market since mid-2018.
How has the dispute affected prices, exports?
■ Cotton prices are about 33% lower since the...
•By Yangxuan Liu •
Along with the life-and-death struggle and the rising cases of COVID-19, financial markets worldwide have lurched lower. The selloff of the U.S. stock market started Feb. 21. Since then, the great coronavirus crash has been frightening...
Uncertainty surrounding the spread of coronavirus has Texas cotton producers in limbo regarding their crop options for 2020, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife Extension cotton marketing specialist, College Station, said cotton prices...
National Cotton Council economists point to a few key factors that will shape the U.S. cotton industry’s 2020 economic outlook.
This past year can be characterized as a year with significant uncertainty and volatility in the global economy and the...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Demand, trade wars and global economic scenarios are all playing their part in the weak cotton market.
About 80 people involved in different aspects of the cotton sector gathered recently in the new building of Lubbock,...
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