Cotton Marketing News:  Fundamentals, Fear and Uncertainty

Cotton Marketing News: Fundamentals, Fear and Uncertainty

The cotton market is currently in a decline.  Old crop (2018) prices have dropped 20 cents/lb since the highs back in June, and most recently fallen 6 cents over just the past month.  Low prices are never good, but this is particularly bad given that many growers...
Friday Feature:  Peterson Bothers’ Farmer Rock Anthem

Friday Feature: Peterson Bothers’ Farmer Rock Anthem

Those famous Kansas farm boys, the Peterson Bothers, have created another parody video called Farmers Rock Anthem, which is a parody of the popular song ” Party Rock Anthem.”  The Peterson Brothers have published a number of these videos to tell the...
Cotton Marketing News:  The Problems and the Possibilities

Cotton Marketing News: The Problems and the Possibilities

Don Shurley, Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Nearby March futures seems to be working its way into a corner.  There still seems to be solid support around 77 cents but then a hurdle to negotiate (or ceiling to break through) at around 82.  March is currently...
Documentation for USDA-FSA Disaster Relief Programs

Documentation for USDA-FSA Disaster Relief Programs

  Following the USDA-FSA (United States Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency) meetings that were held across the Panhandle in response to Hurricane Michael, one word was a common factor program qualification: DOCUMENTATION! In fact, most times it was said...