WASDE: U.S. Cotton Supply & Demand Projections Unchanged From Last Month

COTTON: The 2015/16 U.S. cotton supply and demand projections are unchanged from last month. The 2014/15 U.S. balance sheet is also unchanged, except that the estimated marketing year average price received by producers is raised 0.5 cents to 60.5 cents per pound. 

 

The 2015/16 world cotton supply and demand projections reflect very slight revisions, mainly marginal decreases in beginning and ending stocks. The lower stocks result from changes made in 2014/15, including a combination of lower production in India, which is based on arrivals at gins, and slightly higher India exports. Reduced stocks in India are partially offset by higher estimated stocks in China, owing to a 300,000-bale increase in estimated imports to 8.0 million bales. Minor historical revisions are made to the balance sheets for Zambia andZimbabwe. 

 

Source: USDA WASDE

Video: Adapting to ESA: Mitigation Overview

CropLife America’s “Adapting to ESA” instructional video series is designed to provide clear, field-ready guidance that supports responsible pesticide use while protecting endangered species and their habitats. This is part 1 of the four-part series moderated by Dr. Stanley Culpepper, a leading weed science specialist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension.

Part 2: Bulletins Live! Two
Part 3: Spray Drift
Part 4: Runoff

The video series is part of a new set of educational tools released by CropLife America (CLA), in partnership with the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) and the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA), to help farmers, agricultural retailers, and pesticide applicators better understand the Endangered Species Act (ESA).