commodity economics
Monthly Economic Letter February 2020
The latest USDA report featured an increase to the forecast for world production in 2019/20 (+850,000 bales to 121.3 million) and a decrease to...
Monthly Economic Report September 2019
The latest USDA report featured decreases to world production and mill-use figures. The global harvest forecast for 2019/20 dropped 709,000 bales to 124.9 million,...
Monthly Economic Letter August 2019
The latest USDA report featured a slight decrease to the 2019/20 production forecast (-179,000 bales, from 125.8 to 125.6 million) and a larger decrease...
Monthly Economic Letter June 2019
This USDA’s May supply and demand report is the first to feature a complete set of forecasts for an upcoming crop year. The figures...
Monthly Economic Letter May 2019
This USDA’s May supply and demand report is the first to feature a complete set of forecasts for an upcoming crop year. The...
Monthly Economic Letter March 2019
This month’s USDA report featured little change. The global harvest estimate for 2018/19 rose 440,000 bales (to 118.9 million). The global mill-use...
Monthly Economic Letter February 2019
Most cotton prices were stable over the past month. Chinese prices moved slightly higher. Indian prices moved slightly lower.
Monthly Economic Letter January 2019
NY futures and the A Index decreased throughout December before stabilizing in January. Chinese and Pakistani prices were stable over the past month....
Monthly Economic Letter December 2018
Movement in global cotton prices was mixed over the past month, with values for NY futures moving slightly higher, values for Chinese prices moving...
Monthly Economic Letter June 2018
The global cotton market was volatile over the past month, with values for most benchmark prices moving strongly higher in the second half of...
Monthly Economic Letter March 2018
Movement in international benchmark prices was mixed over the past month, with NY futures and the A Index increasing, South Asian prices flat to...
Monthly Economic Letter February 2018
Despite some significant upward movement, most cotton prices are either even or lower than one month ago.
September 2013 Executive Cotton Update
Macroeconomic Overview: September marked the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the onset of the financial...
August 2013 Executive Cotton Update
Macroeconomic Overview: The U.S. economy was estimated to have expanded at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of...
July 2013 Executive Cotton Update
Macroeconomic Overview: Economic indicators suggest the U.S. remains on track for moderate growth in coming months....
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