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Govt lowers sale price of Bt cotton seeds

March 2019

The Centre has marginally lowered the maximum sale price of Bt cotton seeds (BG-II) for a 450-gram packet to Rs 730 for the 2019-20 season.

Tags: Cotton, Bt Cotton, Cotton Seeds, Cotton Industry, Cotton Crop, Cotton News

Optimism on Texas cotton crop

December 2017

Cotton crop from Texas will be good, this year. With Christmas on the horizon, harvest in the High Plains of Texas is nearly completed with about 85-90 per cent of crop harvested.

Tags: Texas Cotton Crop, Cotton, Lubbock-Based Plains Cotton Growers, Inc, Steve Verett, Danny Martinez, Seshadri Ramkumar, Texas Tech University

Texas awaits bumper cotton crop

December 2017

Cotton crop in Texas this season will be exceptional in terms of yield. Over 50 people representing different regions of Texas and the entire spectrum of the cotton industry that included producers, agricultural lenders,etc.

Tags: Texas, Cotton Crop, Plains Cotton Growers Inc, South Texas Cotton And Grain Association, Jeff Nunley

Hyderabad firm buys Monsanto’s cotton seed biz

September 2017

Hyderabad-based Tierra Agrotech Pvt Ltd has acquired the branded cotton seeds business of Monsanto Holdings as the US-based seed giant battles a bitter dispute with former Indian licensee Nuziveedu Seeds in the Delhi High Court.

Tags: Textile Industry, Textile News, Cotton Seeds, Cotton Industry, Cotton Crop, Cotton

High Plains of Texas expect bigger cotton crop

September 2017

Harvey has come and gone and the impact Irma will have on cotton is yet to be seen. Having caused havoc in the Caribbean, category-4 hurricane Irma after slamming Florida coast according to forecasts, may move upward to South Carolina and Georgia. What influence it will have on cotton in the southern cotton growing regions like Georgia is not clear.

Tags: Texas Expect Bigger Cotton Crop, South Carolina And Georgia, Plains Cotton Growers, Texas Tech University

Bumper cotton crop in Texas?

September 2017

All eyes were on Texas recently, when hurricane Harvey hit South East Texas. Major industrial sectors in Texas such as cotton, oil refinery and transportation have been hard hit by the natural disaster.

Tags: Bumper Cotton Crop, Harvey Hit South East Texas, Cotton, Oil Refinery, Agricultural And Environmental Research, Cotton Crop, Plains Cotton Growers

Pak cotton output may rise

December 2016

The output of the cotton crop in Pakistan is likely to improve during this season mainly due to favourable weather conditions. It is being projected that Pakistan's cotton crop is expected to be 10.6 million bales, slightly higher than 9.7 million recorded in the last year.

Tags: Pak Cotton, Cotton Crop, United State Department Of Agriculture, USDA

India’s cotton crop to remain stagnant

October 2016

Indian cotton crop for the next season beginning in October will remain at the same level as the current year. Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India (CAI) released the first estimate for the next year’s cotton crop beginning on October 1. For the 2016-17 (October to September) new season, India is estimated to produce 33.6 million bales (170 kg each). CAI has estimated current year’s crop production to be 33.8 million bales, which tallies with the recent estimate by Indian Government’s cotton advisory board.

Tags: India’S Cotton Crop, Remain Stagnant