Cotton Marketing News:  Prices Able to Recover from Pesky Lows

Cotton Marketing News: Prices Able to Recover from Pesky Lows

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics   December futures have declined to the 79 cents area three times in the past several months, beginning back in March.  It’s worrisome when this happens but each time prices have recovered. Most recently...
Cotton Marketing News – Prices Improve but still Below 90¢

Cotton Marketing News – Prices Improve but still Below 90¢

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics   Prices have rebounded from the low of 72 cents back on October 31.  December futures are now back over 80 cents—prompting optimism that better times could be on the way.   = The area around 90 cents...
Cotton Marketing News – Market Back to Double Digits

Cotton Marketing News – Market Back to Double Digits

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics   The market continues to find ways to surprise and shock and sometimes make us happy and sometimes disappoint.  If it can, the market has a way of proving all analysts wrong at some point. After trading...
Cotton Marketing News:  Market Shocked and Direction Confirmed

Cotton Marketing News: Market Shocked and Direction Confirmed

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Ten days ago, my headline said “Prices Should Begin to Find Direction Soon”.  Direction has now been realized as prices have gained significantly—giving growers new hope after we were in the upper 80’s just a few...