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Tag: cotton
Thompson On Cotton: Crop Conditions Continue to Deteriorate Sep 26, 2023
Cotton prices began the week trading narrowly in anticipation of the Fed’s decision on interest rates. Though we got what most expected, another pause, it was Chairman Powell’s post-announcement comments […]
USDA Releases Cotton and Wool Outlook Report Sep 25, 2023
The September 2023 Cotton and Wool Outlook report presents and discusses USDA’s latest 2023/24 U.S. and world cotton supply and demand projections. To read the entire report, Click Here
Texas Farmer’s Top Five Technologies Sep 20, 2023
Steel-blade pocketknife or silicon computer chip, both are vital on a farm. Old and new, Texas grower Todd Westerfeld sounds off on five technologies indispensable to his operation. With only […]
Thompson On Cotton: Inflation Doesn’t Seem To Be Cooling Down Sep 19, 2023
We entered last week expecting a great deal of market volatility as a host of fundamental and macroeconomic reports were scheduled for release. So it was, after advancing over 200 […]
BASF Hosts Roundtable Discussion With Farmers On Cotton At The United Nations Headquarters Sep 14, 2023
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – Farmers across the globe are working to meet the ever-increasing demand for sustainably grown cotton. True sustainable sourcing of natural fibers can be complex and […]
Macy’s Joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Sep 13, 2023
MEMPHIS, TENN – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (“Trust Protocol”) is pleased to announce the membership of Macy’s, Inc. The company represents more than 700 store locations nationwide across three […]
Cotton: World Markets and Trade Sep 12, 2023
The United States exports roughly three-quarters of its cotton production; therefore, reliable data on shipments is the foundation for estimating and forecasting the U.S. cotton balance sheet. USDA estimates 2022/23 […]
USDA: Weekly Cotton Market Review Sep 8, 2023
Spot quotations averaged 80 points lower than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Serviceís Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, […]
Thompson on Cotton: Music to the Market’s Ears Sep 5, 2023
Last week was a case of bad news for some was good news to others. Hurricane Idalia was expected to take her Category 3 winds east of all but a […]
Farm Bill 2023: Is There Bad Medicine in Base Acres and Reference Prices? Sep 1, 2023
During debate on the Farm Bill in 1956, Senator Clinton Anderson (D-NM), who had been Secretary of Agriculture in the Truman Administration, argued against continuation of the New Deal era […]
