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USDA – Cotton and Wool Outlook Report: May 14, 2013
Global Cotton Production To Decline in 2013/14 but Still Exceed Consumption The first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2013/14 projects that world cotton production will decrease while consumption increases, although consumption
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Cotton industry responds to loss of DPL 555 with improved varieties
Many cotton producers wax nostalgically about the days of DPL 555, the venerable “triple nickel” that topped the favorite varieties list of so many growers. But the industry accepted the challenge and presented growers
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India: Organic cotton faces hurdles despite potential to capture global market
CHENNAI, MAY 7: Sanjay Deshmukh, a farmer in his mid-30s in Kanzara village near Akola in Maharashtra, has not had a good experience with Bt cotton last year. “The prolonged dry weather took a
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India: Cotton farmers rue lack of facilities
Diversification has been a burning issue in Punjab to save the alarmingly declining sub-soil water, but it seems not much is being done towards this. Cotton can be promoted in the cotton belt, but
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India: Cotton growers’ new initiative cuts fertiliser, water usage
CHENNAI, APRIL 10: Farmers in the country are veering towards growing cotton in a way that would cut fertiliser and water usage besides minimising the impact of crop protection measures such as pesticides. Called
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Fall in cotton production
At a time when economy of the country is in a poor shape, the reports that cotton production this year may not exceed 13 million bales as against 14.80 million bales harvested last year
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Multiple Bt cotton seeds ready for plantation
ISLAMABAD: Limited resources, inadequate stock of trained manpower and lack of proper coordination among the institutions are some of the reasons, owing to which biotechnology sector has not been developed to its full potential.
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Burkina Faso cotton output soars 57.5 pct due to GMOs -producers
Jan 31 (Reuters) – Cotton production in Burkina Faso, one of the first countries in Africa to approve genetically modified cotton, jumped 57.5 percent in 2012-2013 due to an increase in GMO crops, the
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Cotton output pegged lower at 330 lakh bales
MUMBAI, JAN 23: The Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) on Wednesday revised crop estimate lower by seven per cent to 330 lakh bales (lb) against 355 lb achieved last year. CAB had estimated a production
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Bt cotton demonstrates biotech’s potential, says expert
Bt cotton has delivered significant benefits to all members of the agricultural value chain in the country, and has contributed to a cumulative national farm income of about $9.4 billion between 2002 and 2010,
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Bt cotton technology: A blessing or a curse for farmers?
Who doesn’t like simple stories? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could toss out villains and live happily ever after? Unfortunately, this happens only in fairy tales. Critics of Bt cotton technology used by farmers in
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News Analysis: Indian cotton prices top global level
by Arup Chanda KOLKATA, India, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — For the first time in three years cotton prices in India, which is the world’s second largest supplier, have risen past global levels, triggering a
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India – Probe agriculture ministry’s role in clearing Bt Cotton: Parliament panel
New Delhi, Aug 12 — A parliamentary panel has called for an in-depth probe into the agriculture ministry’s role in the government’s decision to approve the commercial release of Bt Cotton in the country
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Cotton slips despite lower arrivals
ERODE, AUG 1: Cotton prices in Erode decreased despite lower arrivals.“The cotton season is nearing completion and within next 15 days arrivals will stop. Last year, cotton cultivation decreased by 50 per cent and
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Cotton slips despite lower arrivals
ERODE, AUG 1: Cotton prices in Erode decreased despite lower arrivals.“The cotton season is nearing completion and within next 15 days arrivals will stop. Last year, cotton cultivation decreased by 50 per cent and
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Cotton surges on quality, mills’ buying
ERODE, JULY 19: Surabi and Bt cotton prices surged on arrival of quality produce and heavy purchase by spinning mills. Over 3,500 quintals (10,000 bags) of cotton arrived for sale on Wednesday at the
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India: Cotton blooms on huge orders from spinners
ERODE, JULY 5: Cotton prices increased by Rs 1,600 a quintal at the Bhoodapady Regulated Marketing Committee sales on Wednesday and Thursday as mills placed huge orders with traders. Mr Arumugasamy, a cotton trader
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Lower acreage to affect India’s Cotton output for 2012-13
NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): With the lower price realisation for the cotton farmers in India for 2011-12, the area under cotton has dropped drastically and is likely to affect the production for 2012-13. According
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India: States plan to promote cotton output
With funds for cotton from the central government shrinking, some of the cotton producing states are devising schemes to promote production of the commodity. States like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Haryana have either launched separate
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Cotton prices gain as spinners compete for stocks
ERODE, JUNE 28: Cotton prices increased at the weekly auction being conducted at the Bhoopady Regulated Marketing Committee yard on Wednesday. Spinning mills again competed for the produce put up on sale and quoted
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