Fall in cotton price discourages planting below the equator

Cotton plantings in the Southern Hemisphere are forecast for 3 million hectares in 2014/15, down 12 percent from last season and the smallest total in five years, due to low market prices, said the International Cotton Advisory Council. The intergovernmental body said production could fall to 2.6 million tonnes, a drop of 18 percent, and equal… » Read More

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