Commodity Economics
Commodity Economics
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Monthly Economic Letter May 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All benchmark prices decreased over the past month.•The July NY/ICE futures contract dropped from 93 to 77 cents/lb between early April and the present.•The December NY/ICE futures…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter April 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks either decreased or were steady over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured small changes to world production (-33,000 bales…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter February 2024
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks increased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured only minor changes to global cotton production (-355,000 bales to…
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Monthly Economic Letter December 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or slightly lower over the past month. Pakistani spot prices decreased slightly from 75 to 73 cents/lb. In domestic terms, values fell from…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter July 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or lower over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured a slight increase to world production in 2023/24…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter June 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in NY/ICE futures was erratic, but most cotton benchmarks were rangebound over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA forecast featured increases to…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter May 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in benchmark cotton prices was mixed over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE In May, the USDA issues its first complete set of supply and…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter April 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks moved lower and then higher over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured increases to figures for 2022/23 production…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter March 2023
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks moved slightly lower over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured a slight increase to the global production figure…