While the planted area reported in Prospective Plantings was more than 20 percent below last season, the proportion of acres harvested is likely to rise due to favorable soil moisture conditions in the Southwest. In contrast, exports are projected to rise nearly one third to 17. The world 2007/08 projections show consumption increases outstripping production, resulting in a stocks decline of 8.5 percent. The yield per harvested acre is projected at 820 pounds, reflecting the most recent...

DJ Nybot Cotton Review: July Hits New Low; Specs, Funds Sell DOW JONES NEWSWIRES July cotton futures fell to a new contract low Friday, pressured byspeculative and fund sales that pressed prices down into sell stops on theheels of a government crop report that was construed as slightly bearish forthe old crop but constructive for new-crop prices, traders and analysts saidFriday. DJ Nybot Cotton Review: July Hits New Low; Specs, Funds Sell DOW JONES NEWSWIRES July cotton futures fell to a...

One of the them is a grain bin program that pays for a portion of a grain storage system for producers who market their crops to Christensen Farms for three years. Those increased costs of production have made marketing even more important than it has been in the past when government payments made up a large percentage of farm income. Here's why: - Grocery shoppers, ethanol producers and livestock farmers all benefit from a big corn crop because it will keep a lid on prices for food, fuel...

Just five crops (corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, and wheat) receive 93 percent of payments for commodities, which have averaged about $20 billion a year. The subsidies also distort global agricultural markets, putting the US at odds with its trading partners and hurting poor farmers abroad. This artificial "gigantification," though, has encouraged dependency, pushed out small farmers, and raised land prices such that new farmers are finding it hard to get started. Originally, federal...

They said the leading mills and spinners purchased quality cotton on slightly higher price in order to consolidate their long positions during the five trading sessions. The ginners, especially from Sindh offered fine lots on their asking rates above 2,760 per maund to the buyers, sensing the growing demand for fine stocks during the past week. The yarn makers bought lint of all qualities while the private sector commercial exporters bought fine stocks on slightly higher rates. The...