The sky isn’t falling with the Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus, CLRDV with efforts underway across the Cotton Belt to take on the disease. That’s the message Steve Brown, Auburn University Extension cotton agronomist, delivered to the virtual annual meeting of Southern Cotton Growers and Southeastern Cotton Ginners Jan. 14.
Read MoreThe president and CEO of Staplcotn expects cotton acreage to be down in the United States in 2021 due to the challenges of harvesting the 2020 crop and a move to alternative crops.
Read MoreJan. 20 marked a new transition of power as Joe Biden was sworn in as the new president of the United States, leaving most wondering how his administration’s policies will affect us over the next four years. Jody Campiche, director of economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council in Memphis, Tennessee, weighed in on how the cotton industry is expected be impacted by Biden’s picks and policies during his term.
Read MoreUSDA deregulated a new Bt cotton trait, the first of its kind to target plant bugs and thrips, on Jan. 16. The cotton trait, MON 88702, was developed by Monsanto and is now owned by Bayer, which is branding it as ThryvOn cotton.
Read MoreAverage spot quotations were up 89 points from the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, leaf 4, staple 34, mike 35-36 and 43-49, strength 27.0-28.9, and uniformity 81.0-81.9) in the seven designated markets averaged 77.41 cents per pound for the week ending Thursday, January 21, 2021.
Read MoreDespite faltering prices at week’s end cotton enjoyed a very positive week as prices increased and exports sales continued robust. Cotton established life of contract highs across the board. New York noted the stronger Chinese market and followed suit. Further, the On-Call sales report, particularly for the May contract, lent a hint of support to higher prices.
Read MoreDuring the 2021 online Beltwide Cotton Conference, a group of panelists discussed why sustainable fiber matters, and how the shift in the market demand is changing the narrative. The panel of sustainable fiber experts was made up of the Textile Exchange CEO along with U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Board of Director members.
Read MoreKress, Texas, producer Barry Evans was named the 2021 Joe O'Neill Cotton Marketer of the Year during the virtual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Jan. 5, 2021. Evans, a cotton, wheat and sorghum farmer on the Texas High Plains’ is a numbers guy.
Read MoreThe market responded in a bullish way to the January WASDE report for feed grains and oilseeds. Export sales stemming from increased Chinese demand for U.S. agricultural products (e.g. corn and soybeans) is a key factor behind the gains.
Read MoreRetired Mississippi State University Research Agronomist Wayne Ebelhar, Stoneville, Miss., received the 2021 Outstanding Research Award in Cotton Agronomy at the 2021 virtual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Jan. 7.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Commission will meet at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2021. This meeting will be available via video conference and teleconference.
Read MoreThe U.S. 2020/21 cotton outlook shows higher exports, and lower production and ending stocks this month. Production is lowered nearly 1 million bales to 15.0 million, led by a 500,000-bale decline in Texas.
Read MoreThis report contains the results from the 2020 December Agricultural Survey.
Read MoreSeth Byrd, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension cotton agronomist, was named Beltwide Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year, Jan. 6, 2020, during the virtual Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
Read MoreThe National Cotton Council monitored court cases, agency rulemaking and numerous regulations that potentially could prevent cotton producers’ access to necessary tools that affect their profitability.
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