National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Thursday, January 10, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Governor's A (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Economics and Marketing - Thursday Afternoon Session
Presiding:Phillip N. Johnson, Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Organizer:Phillip N. Johnson, Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1:30 PMWelcoming Remarks 
1:45 PM
Examining Technical Trading Profitability in Cotton Futures Market
Naveen Musunuru, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
2:00 PM
An Emperical Evaluation of Cotton Marketing Strategies
Christopher P. Elrod, John R.C. Robinson and James W. Richardson, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2:15 PM
Positioning Cotton in the Market for Quality: An Application of Needs Assessment for West Texas
Sangnyeol Jung, Department of Business and Political Affairs, Marshall, MN and Conrad P. Lyford, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2:30 PM
Daily Spot Cotton Quotations: How They Are Established and the Challenges Faced By USDA, AMS in Establishing Spot Quotations
Barbara Meredith, USDA, AMS, Cotton Program, Memphis, TN
2:45 PM
Accuracy of Cotton Price Reporting
Don E. Ethridge and Rene Aelvoet, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
3:00 PM
Analysis of CCC Warehouse Regulations
Donna M. Mitchell and Dr. John Robinson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
3:15 PM
Beyond the Grade Sheet: Are Cotton Buyers Missing Something?
Casey B. Newsom, Certified Cotton Gin Program, Lubbock, TX
3:30 PMBreak 
4:00 PM
Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on the U.S Cotton Textile and Apparel Imports  
Siddharth Bajpai and Samarendu Mohanty, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
4:15 PM
Learning from the Economics of Networks to Enhance Poverty Alleviation in African Cotton Zones
Michel Fok Ah Chuen, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
4:30 PM
Smallholders' Use of Bt-Cotton Under Unfavourable Context: Lessons from South Africa
Michel Fok Ah Chuen1, Marnus Gouse2, Jean-Luc Hofs1 and Johann Kirsten2, (1)CIRAD, Montpellier, France, (2)Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development. University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
4:45 PMDiscussion 
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