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US Harvest in the lower Rio Grande Valley and Corpus is winding down and some gins are finished in the Corpus area. Harvest is ramping up in the Upper Coastal region and Central Texas. The Corpus Classing office has classed a total of approximately 33% of their production and early indications point to short staple (1 inch). The Rains in West Texas have been a blessing. Some too little, and too late for a big percentage of the dryland acres but it will have a positive effect on irrigated ground and some of the late planted dry acres. Those in the trade are still questioning USDA crop size projection, particularly around the production numbers in Texas. Insurance will begin their evaluation (boll counts) of cotton acres on September 15 when we will see a substantial portion of the dryland acres released for destruction. Brasil Clear and sunny weather continues and harvest activity is progressing well. Estimations on harvest activity are roughly 75% complete in Mato Grosso and pushing 100% in Bahia. Growers are beginning to finalise new crop planting decisions ahead of the upcoming soybean planting window. The Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics forecasts new crop corn acreage at 2.9 million hectares (an increase of 17% and a record high) while soybean acreage is forecast to experience a 12% jump; to 7.8 million hectares (also a record high). Not all of this increase will be at the expense of cotton, but it does make it easier to understand why the general consensus is for a drop of 25% minimum in cotton acreage. �� WORLD COMMODITY WATCH �� From the field to t Queensland Cotto �� Queensland Cotton has the longest supply
WORLD COMMODITY WATCH India Speculation around the possibility of another export ban continues as a government official crop numbers are released in August which may provide insight into a likely policy change. With delayed monsoonal rains, there has been much conjecture over this nation’s production. Various sources indicate a crop of 31–32 million (170 kg) bales, but concerns persist around the ongoing dry conditions prevalent in the state of Gujarat. �� he shirt you wear, n is at every step. �� chain in the Australian cotton industry. �� China Rumours continue to swirl around the possible additional release by the Reserve of 400,000 million tonnes of processing quota. This quota would take the form of an export incentive and be available to mills only (not trading companies). Downstream demand from mills remains slightly weak to stable, but most in the trade still feel the potential for further downward revisions to the USDA’s Chinese consumption figure. The 2012–13 Reserve Procurement Program is scheduled to commence again in September at a 4% price increase over last year. Australia Information exchanges at the Cotton Conference confirmed sentiments around decreased dryland acreage for next cotton crop in Australia, with early dryland acreage estimates suggesting a 55% drop year on year. Irrigation cotton acreage may too be slightly down for the upcoming crop, with the biggest decreases being forecast in Central Queensland, the Darling Downs and Southern NSW. North-western cotton growing regions of NSW remain relatively committed to cotton given the full profile of water storages and lack of gross margins and yields in alternative crops. All being said, at this early stage we look set to produce another healthy sized crop, around 3.8–4 million bales. * Ex-gin price bids and basis for middling 1 1/8 inch cotton 55 Wyandra Street, Newstead Queensland Australia 4006, Tel: 61 7 3250 3300 Fax: 61 7 3852 1600
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