An extension economist with the University of Missouri says there are a few global factors affecting the current cotton and rice markets. Ben Brown says a decline in U.S. cotton production is being overshadowed by deteriorations in global cotton consumption and the export market. “We export a lot of our cotton to southeast Asia, China […]
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