ICE Cotton futures gained almost 100 pts this week basis the N4 to settle at 93.25 c/lbs. Thursday was the soon-to-expire K4 contract's First Notice Day, which was preceded by a large drop in OI via EFP and EFS transactions, rumored to be ...
Whereas the short decrease of the quotations on the futures market had stimulated the closure of several contracts during the previous week, prices for medium staple cotton returned to a firm tendency within the course of this week and ...
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Adequate levels of rhizobia organisms can help to increase nitrogen fixation; satellite imagery and mapping capabilities help growers identify yield-limiting factors; and developments in drought stress tolerance. Adequate Rhizobia ...
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Vivergo, the UK's largest ethanol producer by capacity, said Wednesday that profitability at its 420,000 cubic meter/year (111 million gallon/year) plant at Hull in northeast England has been "adversely affected" by the lowest spot prices ...
Grain sorghum planting is in full-swing throughout the Central Plains, and as it moves northward, there are some practices successful sorghum growers use to get the crop off to a good start. 1. Plant the right hybrid. Choose the ...
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Corn planting remains behind the normal pace, though a weather window may be opening this week to allow farmers to play a little much needed catch-up. As of Sunday, 6% of the nation's crop was planted vs. the usual 14% for this point in ...
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Southeast Asian ethanol producers face a short window for exporting biofuel to the Philippines as the previously high US prices that created an arbitrage for them in February and March are expected to fall, ethanol traders said Monday. ...
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This summer it's time to rev-up ones ab workout. From weekend brunch-wear to an elegant evening look, the most popular outfit of the spring-summer season is a flash from the past, the legendary 90's crop top paired with a stylish ...
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The estimated cotton crop of India is 3 crores 75 lakh bales of which approximately 3 crore bales have arrived in the cotton market. Out of this 85 lakh bales have been registered for exports as per trade sources and 80 lakh bales of cotton ...
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Some rain fell in the parched Plains over the weekend, but it fell short of earlier expectations, while planters finally started rolling in earnest in the Midwest. However, more rain in that region this week -- though needed -- could keep ...
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A restrained demand was registered during the past week since several spinning industries maintained their wait-and-see attitude due to the continuously volatile market. Some contracts were closed, however, especially for near dates, ...
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Many people consider quinoa to be a vital tool for food security in the era of climate change. But in order to be grown outside its native climate, this crop must be adapted by plant breeders. The challenge is that quinoa's seed is tightly ...
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Soybean futures topped out Tuesday above $15/bushel for the first time in quite a while on news that there's a lot of demand for both the oilseed and its oil. The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) announced Tuesday soybean ...
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Corn planting is underway in the U.S. That's the good news. The bad news is as of mid-April, the pace remains painfully slow in most of the country, a veritable rerun of the start to planting season in 2013. While planting is actually ...
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The Government of Swaziland, through the Cotton Board, has raised the price of cotton to be paid to the farmers by seven percent for 2013-14 season. The increase in cotton price, which will benefit about 3,000 farmers, was ...
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