Message From Tony Williams
This year shows promise of a better cotton price, at least one that is more competitive in relation to grain prices, and hopefully this will mean more acres of cotton. But, more importantly, many areas of Texas have received good moisture and are in decent shape to produce a significant crop, but we always have to remember it cannot be counted until it is ginned and baled.
As we reflect over the past decade, the first of a new millennium, we can provide numerous positive and negative stories. Record crops in 2004, 2005 and 2007 show we can produce a lot of cotton with fewer acres. And, how about the outstanding quality of cotton we now produce in Texas? But, now we must depend upon foreign textile mills to purchase most all of our cotton, as we saw the demise of our best customer, the U.S. textile manufacturer.
Also, how is it we seem to get blamed for all the world cotton market problems by the WTO? As we look to the future, we must keep success in the forefront of what we hope to achieve. While that can be many different things, I think the overall measure of success for the Texas and U.S. cotton industry in the next decade will be if we can maintain the size of our industry.
source : cottonfarming
This year shows promise of a better cotton price, at least one that is more competitive in relation to grain prices, and hopefully this will mean more acres of cotton. But, more importantly, many areas of Texas have received good moisture and are in decent shape to produce a significant crop, but we always have to remember it cannot be counted until it is ginned and baled.
As we reflect over the past decade, the first of a new millennium, we can provide numerous positive and negative stories. Record crops in 2004, 2005 and 2007 show we can produce a lot of cotton with fewer acres. And, how about the outstanding quality of cotton we now produce in Texas? But, now we must depend upon foreign textile mills to purchase most all of our cotton, as we saw the demise of our best customer, the U.S. textile manufacturer.
Also, how is it we seem to get blamed for all the world cotton market problems by the WTO? As we look to the future, we must keep success in the forefront of what we hope to achieve. While that can be many different things, I think the overall measure of success for the Texas and U.S. cotton industry in the next decade will be if we can maintain the size of our industry.
source : cottonfarming
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