…programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA trademark. “U.S. cotton has a great story to tell, and COTTON USA is communicating it to our industry’s current…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…reserve auction sales have led to increased consumption by mills, this also has limited China’s imports of raw cotton fiber and cotton yarn. In the current projections, China’s cotton imports…
February WASDE Report Released This Week
…50 million bushels while global wheat supplies are expected to drop 4.2 million tons due to decreased production in India and Kazakhstan. U.S. cotton supply and demand estimates show slightly…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…is up by 2.2 percent, with the largest increases for farms specializing in cotton (up 34 percent) and dairy (up 47 percent). These strong gains are offset by a forecast…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…the future. When asked about corn, soybean, wheat and cotton prices 12 months ahead (January 2018), the percentage of producers expecting higher prices was, with the exception of wheat, only…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…these dedicated advocates,” Conaway said. General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodities including barley, cotton, cottonseed, corn, grain sorghum, honey, mohair, oats, other…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…the herbicide is a danger to plants and animals listed under the Endangered Species Act. XtendiMax is designed to be used on soybean and cotton plants that have been genetically…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Cotton Pest Control Board, California Department of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the National Cotton Council. Media interested in this project can…
2016 U.S. Cotton Supplies Higher than Expected
USDA says the 2016 cotton crop was larger than had been previously estimated. Will that push prices down? Higher than Expected…
January Crop Production Report
…2017, included the commodities: Cotton – American Pima production is estimated at 490 thousand bales for 2016, up 36 percent from 2015. Harvested acreage is estimated at 154 thousand acres….
New Board Appointees Will Join The Cotton Board
…the marketplace. It is funded by assessments on all domestically produced cotton and imports of foreign-produced cotton and cotton-containing products, and is authorized by the Cotton Research and Promotion Act…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…above last year’s yield. Harvested area in 2016, at a record 82.7 million acres, is up 1 percent from 2015. For 2016, all cotton production is up 32 percent from…
Agri View: Future of Agriculture
…One hundred plus bushels of soybeans per acre, not news anymore. It is to frequent. So is 200 plus bushels of corn. Maybe 2 to 3 bales of cotton. Not…
Bayer Honors Robert Hutmacher as 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year
…Cotton Specialist at the forefront of disease management and water efficiency issues for California growers was named the 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year during the annual awards dinner at…