The United States' 25,000 cotton farmers receive subsidies totaling some $4 billion, reportedly allowing them to undercut their developing competitors. The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of earthtimes.org and we accept no responsibility for the views or opinions expressed in the articles either direct or indirect. The market is said to be reeling because of what locals call the monster with three heads, namely, the dollar, low world prices and U. West Africa...

Some acres may switch back to beans "Those are important factors and the bean market is trying to buy back some acres," says Wisner. Also, some farmers may change their mind about planting more corn and switch some corn acres back to beans as corn prices have declined following release of the USDA report. There seems to be more strength in the soybean market right now. The acreage shift to corn projected in the report was bigger than many analysts anticipated. Studying the 2007 USDA...

Increases in corn and wheat acreage are expected to come at the expense of soybean and cotton acreage, although intentions show a substantial increase in total acreage to be planted in 2007. For soybeans, supplies will likely remain ample even with reduced acreage in the United States due to large current supplies and record South American production. Planting intentions in western growing areas are down 4.7 million acres, while producers in the eastern Corn Belt intend to reduce acreage...

Now, the market will move to see if the weather will cooperate and allow those acres to be planted. farmers told the USDA they plan to plant more than 12 million more corn acres and 8 million less soybean acres in the upcoming growing season. This report might show more need for the market to provide incentives for Brazilian farmers to clear land to plant 5 million to 8 million more acres of soybeans. For example, he asks, does North Dakota have enough ammonia tanks to plant 900,000 more...

This is leading to the results on the peak of the either sides, quality cotton is being taken out of the market very fast and there is a panic among the buyers, he added. The low-grade cotton has got an appreciation of about Rs 250 per maund in the last one week with the help of movement in the market and the shortage of good stuff. They said due to high demand of cotton from buyers, the ginners, especially of Sindh offered quality lint on slightly higher price. In the international and...

A number of measures have been taken by the Government to protect and safeguard the interests of farmers, like regulation of markets, grading of agricultural produce, cooperative marketing etc. The importance of sound agricultural marketing policies for ensuring fair returns to the farmers can hardly be over-emphasized. It, therefore, becomes necessary on the part of regulatory agencies to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for the sale of their produce, to boost up their efforts...