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Ag Labor: New Bill Would Ease Immigration, Migrant Worker Concerns – DTN Oct 31, 2019
With the support of both farm organizations and the United Farm Workers union, a bipartisan group of House members introduced a new farm labor bill in Congress on Wednesday. According […]
Commodity Markets: Do We Need More Futures Contracts? Dec 3, 2018
In the last couple of months, there has been news about a new futures contract for soybeans. The Financial Times and Reuters, among others, reported that the CME Group, the […]
Rose on Cotton: Demand Still Strong; Keep an Eye on Farm Bill Payment Limit Jun 29, 2018
The Dec contract was a weekly loser once again, with the contract giving up 138 points to finish at 83.92. Despite Dec’s loss, the contract failed to take out last […]
Rose on Cotton: Two Takeaways from This Week’s Trading Apr 6, 2018
The bulls looked like unlikely winners at mid-week, but still managed to pull it off with the May contract gaining 108 points Vs the March 29 settlement. The May – […]
Rose on Cotton: Booking Slows – Also, Pondering New Cottonseed Program Feb 16, 2018
The May contract finished modestly lower on the week, giving up 47 points to settle at 77.16. The May – July spread finished at (96) while the old crop/new crop […]
U.S. River System Needs a Warm-Up to Relieve Shipping Delays, Video – DTN Jan 23, 2018
Severe icing has wreaked havoc on the U.S River system for weeks now and there is hope that forecasts for a warm-up the next few days may help alleviate some […]
DTN Cotton Open: Contract High Yesterday; Quiet Today Ahead of Holiday Weekend Dec 22, 2017
March still positioned for ninth weekly gain in a row. Cash online sales increased to 33,941 bales, including 26,273 bales sold by growers. Cotton futures opened lower overnight and have yet […]
Cleveland on Cotton: What a Week! What a Roll! Dec 15, 2017
With apologies to Mr. Rogers, It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood and the cotton market has been mine. What a roll. Despite the bearish interpretation of the past two […]
Cleveland on Cotton: Bullish Market Except for the Abundance of Low Mic Fiber Dec 8, 2017
The long awaited rally above 70 cents appeared to mature this week as the March contract has gained five cents just since November. I am reminded of my friend that […]
Rose on Cotton: Selling into a Strong Basis on a Rally Beats Holding Out for January Dec 1, 2017
Cotton bulls have been winners for 6 consecutive weeks, with the Mar contract gaining 647 points over the period – 131 points for the week ending Dec 1. The Mar […]
