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 PM			Welcoming 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 Recorded presentation Audio File 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 Recorded presentation Audio File Don E. Ethridge and Rene Aelvoet, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
3:00 PM			Analysis of CCC Warehouse Regulations Recorded presentation Audio File 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? Recorded presentation Audio File Casey B. Newsom, Certified Cotton Gin Program, Lubbock, TX
3:30 PM			Break
4:00 PM			Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on the U.S Cotton Textile and Apparel Imports Recorded presentation Audio File   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 Recorded presentation Recorded presentation Audio File Presentation Michel Fok Ah Chuen, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
4:30 PM			Smallholders' Use of Bt-Cotton Under Unfavourable Context: Lessons from South Africa Recorded presentation Recorded presentation Audio File Presentation 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 PM			Discussion
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