Cotton Marketing News: The March to 80 Cents

Cotton Marketing News: The March to 80 Cents

Eighty-cent cotton is within sight.  Prices (December futures) trended down last week, but rebounded on Thursday and Friday—closing at 79.43 cents.  December 2018 futures broke 79 cents for the first time, and gained 52 points for the week. Some producers began and...
Marketing Weaned calves through the Alabama SAFE Sale

Marketing Weaned calves through the Alabama SAFE Sale

Cow-calf ranchers have an opportunity to add value to the weaned calves they sell, through a cooperative board sale.  For the past 24 years cattle producers in Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northwest Florida have joined together to form marketing groups...
Cotton Marketing News:  Tariff Talk

Cotton Marketing News: Tariff Talk

A tariff is a fee assessed on imports.  The tariff is a per-unit charge that has to be paid to the government by whomever brings the good across the border, and into the country.  Assuming this fee is passed on by the importer, the impact of a tariff is to increase...
March Florida Cattle Market Price Watch

March Florida Cattle Market Price Watch

The August 2018 Feeder Cattle futures contract decreased by $11.30/cwt. during March. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $90.40/head ($11.30/cwt. * 8.0 cwt.) on an 800-pound feeder steer, which amounts to...
Cotton Marketing News:  Ok, Now This is the Number

Cotton Marketing News: Ok, Now This is the Number

On March 29, USDA released their Prospective Plantings report, which in my opinion, gets us much closer to what will eventually be the acres planted in 2018.  The 13½ million acre neighborhood, or even higher, is what has been expected by many observers, and that’s...