Louisiana Cotton Losses From Isaac Smaller Than Expected

Cotton farmers in Louisiana will have smaller cotton losses than expected from Tropical Storm Isaac because most crops weren’t ready for har... Read more »

NY cotton rises as storm watch offsets weak fundamentals

* Isaac expected to land between Louisiana and Alabama - NHC * Storm watch offset overall bearish fundamentals * Upper end of price rang... Read more »

NY cotton slumps over 2 pct as Beijing sale plan spooks market

* Cotton gains almost 3 percent on the week * Specs may take profits next week - analyst * Steady open interest suggests short covering ... Read more »

NY cotton jumps over 2 pct on technical buying

* Prices recovered 60 pct of ground lost after USDA report * Technical resistance seen at 100 day MA NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Cotton... Read more »

Texas cotton production likely to double this year

The production of cotton in the south central US state of Texas is expected to be more than double the quantity produced last year, accordin... Read more »

Softs - sugar, coffee trade near 6-week low; cotton up 1%

Forexpros - U.S. soft futures were mostly lower during early U.S. morning trade on Tuesday, with sugar and coffee prices trading near th... Read more »

NY cotton jumps above 76 cents ahead of USDA report

* USDA expected to lower world-ending stock forecast * Low global demand could offset cuts in Indian output - analysts NEW YORK, Aug 8 (... Read more »

NY cotton eases as growers sell into two-day rally

* Prices fell back after testing 76 cents * Rising open interest points to return of investor appetite * All eyes on USDA monthly report on ... Read more »

NY cotton ends at 2-1/2 month top on jobs data

* U.S. jobs number powers strong rally in cotton * Market awaits key USDA supply report next week NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Cotton fut... Read more »

NY cotton ends shade up, awaits USDA data

* December hovers under 40-day moving average * Market awaits key USDA supply report next week * Trade also eyes U.S. jobs data NEW YO... Read more »

NY cotton slides more than 1pc as Fed dashes hope of stimulus

NEW YORK: Cotton futures dropped more than 1 percent on Wednesday, closing near intraday lows after the US Federal Reserve dashed hopes of s... Read more »

Shrinking cotton availability forces textile mills to import 2 million bales

IN AN ALMOST 360 degree turn, India, the world’s second biggest supplier of cotton, is expected to import 1.5 to 2 million bales amid dwind... Read more »

A cotton-picking turnaround

GONE are the six burly men on tractors, dragging rakes and packing balls of flyaway lint into rigid, 10-tonne blocks. These days the annua... Read more »

India: Domestic shortage forces mills to ship in more cotton

COIMBATORE: Faced with a shortage in the domestic market, textile mills have contracted about 10-11 lakh bales (a bale is 170 kgs) of cotton... Read more »

Drought sees Texas cotton farmers desert crops

DEBARATI ROY COTTON farmers in Texas, the biggest US growers, may abandon a record number of acres after the worst drought in at least a c... Read more »

USDA estimates higher acres for corn and cotton

While USDA reports higher cotton acres than last year in its June acreage report, it does not account for an expected high level of abandonm... Read more »

Texas Cotton Farmers May Abandon Record Acres

Cotton farmers in Texas , the biggest U.S. growers, may abandon a record number of acres after the worst drought in at least a century damag... Read more »

Apparel exporters seek diversification of markets

Considering that over 90 percent of Sri Lankan apparel exports are consigned to just two regions in the world; the US and EU, the industry i... Read more »

Cotton Drops as India Reduces Textile Output; Orange Juice Falls

Cotton futures fell for the second straight day amid signs that global demand is shrinking. Orange juice dropped. The Confederation of the... Read more »

Select cotton prices up

Mumbai, May 21: Select cotton prices rose today on good demand from industrial users, traders at the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said.... Read more »