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Weekly Cotton Market Review
October 5, 2012
Average spot cotton quotations were about one-half of a cent lower than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing
Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, leaf 4, staple 34, mike 35-36 and 43-49, strength 27.0-28.9,
uniformity 81.0-81.9) in the seven designated markets averaged 66.35 cents per pound for the week ended Thursday, October 4, 2012. The weekly
average was down from 66.91 cents last week, and from 96.81 cents reported the corresponding period a year ago. Daily average quotations
ranged from a low of 65.43 cents on Thursday, September 28 to a high of 66.92 cents on Thursday, October 4. Spot transactions reported in the
Daily Spot Cotton Quotations for the week ended October 4 totaled 8,825 bales. This compares to 3,353 bales last week and 10,960 bales
reported a year ago. Total spot transactions for the season were 98,172 bales, compared to 50,716 bales the corresponding week a year ago.
The ICE December settlement prices ended the week at 72.09 cents, compared to 71.53 cents last week.
Prices are in effect from October 5-11, 2012
Adjustment World Price (AWP) 60.35 ELS Competitiveness Payment 0.00
Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) 0.00 Fine Count Adjustment 2011 Crop 0.77
Coarse Count Adjustment (CCA) 0.00 Fine Count Adjustment 2012 Crop 0.97
Source: Farm Service Agency, FSA, USDA
USDA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA #8
FOR UPLAND COTTON
October 4, 2012
The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced a special import quota for upland cotton that permits importation
of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one week’s domestic mill use. The quota will be established on October 11, 2012, allowing importation
of 14,285,630 kilograms (65,613 bales) of upland cotton.
Quota number 8 will be established as of October 11, 2012, and will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than January 8, 2013,
and entered into the U.S. not later than April 8, 2013. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the
seasonally-adjusted average rate for the period May 2012 through July 2012, the most recent three months for which data are available.
Future quotas, in addition to the quantity announced, will be established if price conditions warrant.
Southeastern Markets
Spot cotton trading was slow. Supplies were light. Demand was moderate. Producer offerings were light. Average local spot prices were lower.
Trading of CCC-loan equities was inactive. Some producers decided to forward contract and fix prices on a moderate volume of 2012-crop cotton
during the period.
Scattered shower activity hampered defoliation and delayed harvesting activity in areas throughout the region. Portions of south Alabama
and south Georgia received two to four inches of precipitation early in the period. Cotton growing areas in the Carolinas and Virginia received
around one-half of an inch to one inch of accumulated rainfall throughout the week. The application of defoliants should expand rapidly as
producers welcome a period of warm and sunny weather forecast in the near term. Local experts reported that crop conditions had declined
slightly in some areas due to the persistent wet weather. Boll rot and hard-locked bolls continued to be reported in some fields in Alabama
and Georgia. Ginning activity was expanding in Alabama and Georgia and slowly getting underway in the Carolinas.
South Central Markets
North Delta
Spot cotton trading was inactive. Producer offerings and supplies were light. Demand was light. Average local spot prices were lower.
Trading of CCC-loan equities was inactive. No forward contracting was reported.
A cold front brought up to one and one-half of an inch of rain to most of the region early in the week. Clear, sunny conditions
returned and by the end of the week some fields had dried out enough to allow harvesting and defoliation operations to resume. No yield
losses were reported, but grade reductions were expected due to the wet conditions. The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated
that the harvest had advanced to 21 percent in Arkansas, 23 in Missouri, and 19 percent in Tennessee. Most of the gins in the territory had
begun annual pressing operations.
South Delta
Spot cotton trading was inactive. Supplies were light. Producer offerings were light. Demand was light. Average local spot prices
were lower. Trading of
CCC-loan equities was inactive. No forward contracting was reported.
A cold front brought heavy rain showers to the area early in the week. Harvesting and defoliation activities were at a standstill.
Precipitation measured about six inches in most of the region and up to eight inches in some areas. Gusty winds of up to 20 miles per hour
contributed to yield losses of around 10 percent to some fields, based on the amount of cotton on the ground, according to local experts. In
addition to the yield losses, producers anticipated grade reductions due to the prolonged wet conditions. Producers were hoping for a
period of clear, dry weather to allow soft soils to firm enough to support equipment and to dry the cotton in open bolls. According to the
National Agricultural Statistics Service, harvesting had reached 60 percent in Louisiana and 25 percent in
Mississippi. Aerial defoliation continued on a few later planted fields.
Southwestern Markets
East Texas-Oklahoma
Spot cotton trading was light. Supplies were moderate. Demand was light. Average local spot prices were lower. Producer offerings were
light. No forward contracting was reported. Trading of CCC-loan equities was inactive. Foreign mill inquiries were moderate. Interest
was best from China, Indonesia, and Turkey.
In Texas, heavy rains delayed fieldwork and ginning throughout most of the cotton growing areas of the state. The rains interfered
with the final harvesting efforts in the Winter Garden area. Gins yards were too soft to move modules so ginning activity was delayed to allow
grounds to firm. Warehouses and compresses prepared to raise their handling estimates to keep pace with the high yields coming off both
dryland and irrigated acreage. The gins in the Blackland Prairies had modules on the gins yards, but had also experienced rain delays.
Yields reported were two to three dryland bales per acre, and two to four irrigated bales per acre in the Brazos Bottoms.
In southeastern Kansas, harvesting and ginning were underway, but other parts were two to three weeks away from harvesting. Producers were
actively defoliating fields. In Oklahoma, harvesting and ginning expanded, but heavy rainfall delayed all activities.
West Texas
Spot cotton trading was slow. Supplies were light. Demand was light. Average local spot prices were lower. Producer offerings were
light. No forward contracting was reported. Trading of CCC-loan equities was active. Foreign mill inquiries were moderate. Interest was
best from China, Indonesia, and Turkey.
Widespread rainfall was received in most areas measuring one-half to ten inches of accumulated rainfall early in the week. During
the heavy downpours and high winds, one gin sustained roof damage, and small hail stones coupled with windy conditions caused cotton locks
to fall to the ground. Clear, windy conditions returned and the fields began to firm late in the week. A cold front brought high winds out
of the north that caused dirt to blow and delayed field activities late in the week. Harvesting activities sluggishly advanced as few
producers were able to enter fields until they dried. Organic dryland cotton fields were evaluated by crop adjusters; some were expected to
be failed and abandoned from a lack of yield production.
Western Markets
Desert Southwest (DSW)
Spot cotton trading was inactive. Supplies and demand were light. Average local spot prices were lower. No forward contracting or domestic
mill activity was reported. Foreign mill inquiries were light. Harvesting neared completion in Yuma, Arizona. Ginning continued. Industry
representatives were pleased with cotton quality and yields. Defoliation and harvesting activities continued in central and parts of eastern
Arizona. No ginning was reported. Defoliation expanded in New Mexico.
San Joaquin Valley (SJV)
Spot cotton trading was inactive. Supplies and demand were light. Average local spot prices were lower. No forward contracting or domestic
mill activity was reported. Triple-digit temperatures the first week of October shattered records in the SJV. The 100-degree days helped to
advance defoliation activities. Harvesting expanded in the Valley. Some modules were stored on gin yards. Ginning was set to begin next week
as the high-demand summer rates will no longer be in effect.
American Pima (AP)
Spot cotton trading was inactive. Supplies were light. Demand was steady. Average local prices were steady. No forward contracting or
domestic mill activity was reported. Foreign mill inquiries were steady. Temperatures were in the high 90s to low 100s in the region. Some
producers took advantage of the hot days and began defoliation in the San Joaquin Valley. Open bolls were prevalent as cotton quickly approached
cut-out stage. Some harvesting began early in the reporting period. Ginning was expected to begin on October 5.
Textile Mill Report
Domestic mill buyers inquired for a moderate volume of 2012-crop cotton, color 41, leaf 4, and staple 34 and longer for fourth quarter 2012 and
first quarter 2013 delivery. No sales were reported. Some mills planned to continue receiving 2011-crop cotton before switching to 2012-crop
cotton due to the lateness of the new crop. Most mills operated on a five to seven day schedule.
Inquiries through export channels were moderate. Representatives for mills in Turkey purchased a moderate volume of USDA Green Card
Class, color 41, leaf 4, and staple 33 and longer for nearby shipment. Demand remained good throughout the Far East for any discounted or
low-grade varieties.
Weekly Cotton Review
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