Cotton exports from India have jumped nearly 25 per cent in 2006-07, with an estimated 62 per cent going to China, USDA said, adding, that India's cotton production has almost doubled in the past five years. In contrast, US cotton exports are expected to decline by 28 per cent to 13 million bales this year from 18 million bales last year with less demand overseas. India is likely to produce more cotton in 2007-08 (October-September) with indications of more area coming under the crop in...

Prior to this year, Pitts had not heard about any farms trying to irrigate their crops, but the drought has forced some farmers to find way to get water for their crops to keep them from dying. The only time we ve used irrigation in the past has been to supplement them between rainfalls, but farmers have been resourceful in getting water to their crops. We re not used to having to supply almost all of the water to our crops. Areas of Chilton County received as much as an inch of rainfall...

Cotton prices on the futures markets have improved in recent weeks, buoyed in part by stronger-than-expected cotton sales and a recognition that acreage would be down, he said. Louisiana farmers planted about half as many cotton acres as last year, and their fewest in over 30 years, as they seeded more land to corn and other higher-price crops, the U. And as we move into next year, we may see cotton acreage up a bit, because prices are beginning to come up a bit, but soybeans and wheat...

The Oklahoma cotton industry says the herbicide 2,4-D used by many ranchers and wheat farmers often drifts onto cotton fields and damages the crop. By ROD WALTON World Staff Writer 6/26/2007 Some of Oklahoma's cotton farmers are picking political fights with wheat and cattle producers who use a certain herbicide that is good for controlling weeds in pastures but proves detrimental to the state's lucrative cotton crop. By ROD WALTON World Staff Writer 6/26/2007 Some of Oklahoma's cotton...

Current policy provides a safety net for wheat, corn, soybeans, upland cotton, rice, other feed grains, and other oilseeds through three price support programs: direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, and the marketing assistance loan program (which includes the loan deficiency payment or LDP) Current policy provides a safety net for wheat, corn, soybeans, upland cotton, rice, other feed grains, and other oilseeds through three price support programs: direct payments, counter-cyclical...