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April 22, 2013
California and Arizona continue to lead the way
April 16, 2013
Most cotton states appear to be waiting for traditional planting window
March 28, 2013
In its latest acreage projections, USDA pegs cotton plantings at 19 percent lower than 2012 final planted acreage.
January 11, 2013
Most economists see Chinese oversupply as a problem for cotton, but could it actually be healthy for the global market?
January 10, 2013
NY futures didn’t move much over the holiday period, with March giving back just 44 points since our last report on December 20, closing today at 75.39 cents.
January 9, 2013
Cotton acreage will decline for the second year in a row due to input costs and crop prices.
January 9, 2013
While the expected decline in US cotton acres fueled a modest new crop cotton price rally, international policy and an improving economic picture in the US and China could lead to further price advancement.
December 4, 2012
Decrease is projected to be by as much as 11 percent globally in the coming production year.
November 13, 2012
In addition, the Cotton Association of India estimates that there will be a decrease of 3% in cotton cultivation area this year.
October 3, 2012
Indian cotton acreage in the next season (October 2012–September 2013) will be slightly lower than this year.
August 15, 2012
The 2012/13 cotton crop in Pakistan is off to a good start for the second year in a row – which is very welcome news after the country suffered through consecutive years of weather disasters in 2010 and 2011.
July 23, 2012
The rainfall during this year's monsoon season in India, the world's second-largest producer, is about 22% below  average so far this year.
June 26, 2012
The market offered cotton growers a bit of a second chance this week as the December contract jumped to near 75 cents on a move that actually began Thursday of the prior week in response to the million bale export sales week.
April 1, 2012
Tight supplies rally grain prices.
April 1, 2012
Acreage down 10% from last year.
Grower Profile
The Wisdom family deals with drought and weeds in West Texas. Read more
Opinion
Author Beck Barnes
In Farm Bill Debate, Congress Should Remember America's Farm Youth
As the population in rural America shrinks, Congress must make farming a viable economic option.
Author Mike McCue
Debate Heating Up on World Cotton Futures Contract
Conversations stall on ‘origination vs. destination’ issue, but there is general agreement that a global contract is coming soon.