Cotton

EU revises subsidy scheme for cotton productionXinhua, China - 9 hours ago9 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Friday tabled a new scheme to keep subsidy for European cotton growers by largely de-linking aid from production. ...

Bumper cotton crop has Texas farmers smilingHouston Chronicle, United States - 10 hours agoDry conditions the past month or so have allowed South Plains producers to strip cotton bolls off the plant more quickly. "We're just seeing the difference ...

China Cotton Consumption Is Widely Underestimated, US Report AssertsEmergingTextiles.com (subscription), France - 14 hours agoCotton prices are partly based on data which are not reliable, a new report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicates. China's cotton use could ...

Major rally seen for cottonInternational Herald Tribune, France - 21 hours agoThe cost of fertilizers, herbicides, seeds and farm equipment runs to about $400 an acre for cotton, compared with $225 for corn, $170 for soybeans and $150 ...

HIGH COTTON Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta.New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago“High Cotton” follows a year in the life of Zack Killebrew, one of a dwindling number of small planters in the Mississippi Delta. Killebrew isn’t corporate ...

Bayer makes genetic inroads to Delta's cottoncommercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - 2 hours ago2 brand of cotton in the rich market here, is quietly planning its rise. By 2009, Stoneville -- owned by BayerCropScience -- intends to have varieties of ...

D-day looms for southwest Qld cottonNorth Queensland Register, Australia - 6 hours agoBy BRAD PFEFFER The water-starved irrigation areas around St George and Dirranbandi in southwest Queensland are bracing themselves for a cotton season where ...

USA : American Pima spot cotton quotations - Aug 1, 2007Fibre2fashion.com, India - 31 minutes agoAgricultural Marketing Service (AMS) includes six commodity programs--Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco. ...

USA : World cotton consumption to shoot up by 2%Fibre2fashion.com, India - 1 hour agoWorld cotton production is forecast down slightly to 25.1 million tons in 2007/08, whereas consumption is expected to continue to increase by 2% to 26.9 ...

Cold, wet summer could hurt cotton crop, officials sayHouston Chronicle, United States - 8 hours agoThe cooler temperatures are "not exactly ideal for cotton. It's not a major concern right now but it could have real serious implications down the road. ...

DJ Nybot Cotton Review: Down As Market ConsolidatesFXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - 11 hours agoUS cotton futures fell Wednesday on speculative sales, a lack of freshfundamental news to drive prices from their recent range and on generalcommodity price ...

Brazil claims WTO cotton victoryTruth about Trade & Technology, IA - Jul 31, 2007Brazil on Friday claimed victory in its latest assault on US cotton subsidies at the World Trade Organisation, underscoring warnings by the Bush ...

Sugar, Grains, Cotton May Be Best Commodity Buys, UBS ForecastsBloomberg - Jul 5, 2007By Feiwen Rong July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar, corn, wheat and cotton may be among the best commodity investments in the next one to three years driven by ...

China : World cotton production forecast at 25.3mn tons in 2007/08Fibre2fashion.com, India - 30 minutes agoA continued increase in Chinese domestic prices could result in sales of reserve stocks by the China National Cotton Reserve Corporation and/or increased ...

Pakistan raw cotton prices touch season`s highest levelYarnsandFibers (subscription), India - 13 hours agoRaw cotton prices on Thursday touched the current year’s highest level of Rs 2900 per maund (37.24 kilograms). The Rs 100 per maund rise in the price was ...

Cut rice, cotton yields 'in dry years'The Australian, Australia - 16 hours agoONE of the nation's key water experts has called for a permanent system under which cotton and rice farmers would phase down production during drought years ...

Cotton industry icon turns 40North Queensland Register, Australia - 3 hours agoAustralia's leading producer and marketer of cotton seed, Cotton Seed Distributors, has celebrated its 40th birthday at Wee Waa this week. ...

China to blacklist dishonest cotton companiesPeople's Daily Online, China - 6 hours agoThe China Cotton Association is drawing up a blacklist of dishonest companies and calling on its members to stop trading with the listed firms. ...

New cotton varieties ready for debutNorth Queensland Register, Australia - 6 hours agoBy BRAD PFEFFER COTTON growers can look forward to promising new variety prospects for the coming season, according to CSIRO plant breeder, Peter Reid. ...

New drought tolerant cotton culture developedHindu, India - 9 hours agoCoimbatore, June 18 (PTI): Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) here has developed a new cotton culture meant for summer irrigated condition. ...

Monsanto coming out with drought-tolerant GM cotton, maizeHindu, India - 20 hours ago17 (PTI): US biotech major Monsanto, which had earlier launched insect-resistant genetically modified BT cotton, plans to soon come out with ...

Next 10 days should tell fate of Limestone cottonNews Courier, AL - Jun 16, 2007By Karen Middleton The next 10 days to two weeks will spell the fate of Limestone County 2007 cotton crop, according to farmers and an extension expert. ...

USA: Cotton farmers hit by heavy rainsBharatTextile.com (subscription), India - Jun 16, 2007TEXAS: Several inches of rain in the last few days have left fields so sodden in the region that the cotton producers can't get back in to replant them ...

USA : Unprecedented rise in local Chinese cotton prices last nightFibre2fashion.com, India - 2 hours agoA green day across the board as grains, energy and the US stock market all rallied and for once they pulled cotton up with them to new 2 month highs. ...

Cotton group’s cure: counter slow growth with qualityHome Textiles Today, NY - 11 hours agoBy Staff Washington -- As worldwide demand for cotton continues to outpace production, putting upward pressure on prices, the cost of home fashion’s most ...

Cotton output may rise 7% to a record highLivemint, India - 11 hours agoMumbai: Cotton output in India, the world’s third largest producer, may rise 7% to a record high in the year starting October as farmers increase the use of ...

DJ Nybot Cotton Review: Sharp Gains; Bullish Technical PostureFXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - 12 hours agoCotton futures on the New York Board of Trade closed solidly higher, near thesession high and hit a fresh two-month high Wednesday. ...

US Cotton Crop Progress And ConditionsCattleNetwork.com, KS - 16 hours agoUS cotton planting progress of the 2007 crop was complete or nearly complete in most States as of June 10th. The largest differences from the 5-year average ...