As a result of this phenomenon these crops are fetching much higher prices in the world market and growers are fast shifting from cotton to these crops. Even if we take optimistic production figures of cotton as hinted by the minister, the country will still be importing huge cotton to meet the spinning industry s demand. Though domestic cotton market prices are still lower than the world market, the industry is of the view that it was still sustaining loss owing to lower yarn prices....

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Rains bring in quality cotton crop By Stella Davis Article Launched:10/22/2007 09:07:04 PM MDT Click photo to enlarge Cotton ginner Garvino Guitierez checks the cotton as it comes through the machine where it is cleaned and the seed is separted. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Rains bring in quality cotton crop By Stella Davis Article Launched:10/22/2007 09:07:04 PM MDT Click photo to enlarge Cotton ginner Garvino Guitierez checks the...

Cotton industry tests market premium in quality blends Monday, 29 October 2007 Australia's cotton industry leaders are aiming to prove the existence of new premium markets for Australian-bred varieties in a bid to ease the industry's cost-price squeeze. Employing unique Australian-bred and adapted varieties, the industry is aiming to compete for a place in the market of world's best cotton fibre. The venture known as the Premium Cotton Pilot Project, brings together the Cotton Research and...

The immediate impact of this reduction in cotton crop estimates have surfaced in the shape of sudden change of local cotton prices, which soared by Rs 250-300 in just four days since the announcement of new cotton estimates. All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), the body of textile tycoons came up on Saturday with its strong reservations over the downward cotton estimates and urged the President to take notice of uncertain situation, triggered by the Federal Minister Agriculture...

With many producers fighting against Mother Nature through the use of irrigation, those varieties of cotton were able to produce large amounts of the crop. There are a few areas where they got a few more showers that produced, but as a whole, it just didnt do well at all. Despite most fields fighting through a 60-day drought, some growers are reporting near-record production. Vangilder said the dryland cotton averaged between 700 and 900 pounds per acre, not quite two bales of production....

Periodic rains have slowed the cotton harvest in northern Louisiana, and farmers say they need a few days of clear skies to bring in a crop projected to produce record yields. It could be that many other crops have been having such a hard time with weather and prices, or that tomatoes are so versatile and can be used in many other products, officials said. Some cotton gins have caught up with their workload and shut down, but Barr said others will be running for a few more weeks. Too much...