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 Seshadri Ramkumar •
Finding new markets and applications is vital for the global cotton sector.
With the commencement of harvest in the High Plains of Texas, stakeholders of this important sector gathered Oct. 18 at the Lubbock, Texas-based Plains...
U.S. cotton sales to China are substantially below what was expected in the absence of tariffs.
What does this USDA package provide?
■ Producers of cotton and many other crops can sign up for the latest MFP at Farm Service Agency...
• By Seshadri Ramkumar,
Texas Tech University •
Continued trade tension between the United States and China is affecting the global cotton and textile sectors.
“Back and forth on tariff discussions is problematic, and it results in the slowdown of global cotton...
What are some major challenges?
■ In late January, the federal government was still shutdown and holding up such U.S. Department of Agriculture functions as direct and guaranteed loans for producers, marketing loans for cotton and other commodities, and sign-up...
What’s the most pressing deadline?
■ Seed cotton became eligible for Title I Agriculture Risk Coverage/Price Loss Coverage beginning with the 2018 crop. Dec. 7 is the deadline for landowners and producers on farms with generic base acres to make...
In 1983, Mississippi author Willie Morris published a collection of short stories titled “Always Stand In Against the Curve.”
The content primarily focused on small-town baseball and football and the coming of age years for a Southern teenage boy.
Being an...
BY MARK LANGE
NCC PRESIDENT/CEO
While new challenges undoubtedly will arise in 2013, there are several ongoing issues threatening U.S. cotton’s viability that also will require considerable attention from the National Cotton Council.
What about farm bill passage?
Last year we were active...
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