02/18/2007 08:48AM
With global cotton consumption growing dramatically, international trade has become increasingly important in world cotton markets. Not only has textile trade liberalization helped boost world cotton demand through increased efficiency, but geographic shifts in the mill use of cotton have increased the
02/18/2007 08:44AM
Globalization is expected to continue to move raw cotton production to countries with favorable resource endowments and technology. Land is a key input factor, but the importance of technology has been highlighted by the impact of India’s rapid adoption of genetically modified cotton, nearly all Bacillus
01/12/2007 08:39PM
USDA’s January 12, 2007 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), Grain s Stocks, and Crop Production reports provided surprises for the corn market with production and ending stocks projections below the ranges of pre-report trade estimates. Soybean and wheat ending stocks projections were
11/09/2006 09:43AM
Cotton Ginnings:Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters),
by Crop, State, and United States, November 01, 2003-2006
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10/25/2006 08:40AM
Cotton Ginnings:Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters),
by Crop, State, and United States, October 15, 2003-2006
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Crop
10/13/2006 06:14AM
China’s 2006/07 cotton production is estimated at 29.0 million bales (6.3 million tons), up 1.0 million from last month and up 2.8 million from last year. The estimated area of 5.35 million hectares is up 50,000 hectares from last month and up 290,000 hectares from last year. Yield is estimated at a
09/13/2006 06:44AM
China’s 2006/07 cotton crop is estimated at 28.0 million bales (6.096 million tons), up 0.5 million bales from last month and 1.8 million bales from last year. Estimated area for 2006/07 is unchanged this month at 5.3 million hectares. The forecast yield of 1,150 kilograms per hectare is up 2 percent
08/17/2006 02:09PM
May textile imports, at 1.6 billion pounds, rose 12 percent from a month earlier and were 2 percent above a year ago. Imports of all major fibers, except silk, and all major end-use categories increased when compared with a month earlier. Cotton textile imports, at 865 million pounds, were 12 percent
08/14/2006 02:48PM
The forecasts for Indian’s cotton exports for marketing years 2005/06 and 2006/07 were raised significantly in August. Exports in 2005/06 were raised 750,000 bales to 3.25 million bales and the 2006/07 exports were revised up 250,000 bales, to 4.25 million bales. Increasing exports to China supported