﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by AgWeb.com at Sun, 19 May 2013 23:14:03 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>AGWEB.com - Cotton</title><link>http://www.agweb.com</link><copyright /><generator>AgWeb.com</generator><item><title>Roll On, Big P</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/roll_on,_big_p/</link><description>That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect.  Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, an [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect.  Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, and got a lot of seed in the ground. USDA will tell us on Monday what the overall progress was, but it was clearly substantial. The advance would have been larger if not for widespread shower activity.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30201</guid></item><item><title>No 'Magic Formula' for yield (or demand... or price!)</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/from_the_editor/no_magic_formula_for_yield_or_demand_or_price/</link><description>Taking a look at 2013-14 marketing year.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Taking a look at 2013-14 marketing year.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Chip Flory</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30194</guid></item><item><title>Informa Updates 2013 Acreage Pegs</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/informa_updates_2013_acreage_pegs/</link><description>Sees corn acres down from USDA's March projection, soybean acres higher.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sees corn acres down from USDA's March projection, soybean acres higher.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Julianne Johnston</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335654</guid></item><item><title>Extended Outlook Warm Across Plains and Southern Corn Belt</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/extended_outlook_warm_across_plains_and_33southern_corn_belt/</link><description>Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for some drought improvement across areas of the Plains.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for some drought improvement across areas of the Plains.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Julianne Johnston</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335580</guid></item><item><title>Research Spins Low-Value Cotton Into White Gold</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/research_spins_low-value_cotton_into_white_gold/</link><description>Low-quality cotton could provide a high-value environmental function.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Low-quality cotton could provide a high-value environmental function.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Ben Potter</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335533</guid></item><item><title>Cotton Gains as U.S. Output Shrinks</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/cotton_prices_increase_as_u.s._output_shrinks_BLMG/</link><description>Cotton futures rose the most in a week amid declining output in the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Cotton futures rose the most in a week amid declining output in the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Bloomberg</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335499</guid></item><item><title>Southern Farmers: We Need Direct Payments</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/southern_farmers_we_need_direct_payments/</link><description>Farm bill discussions are heating up this week, and direct payments are on the chopping block. For Southern farmers, that means losing their safety net.&amp;#8203;</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Farm bill discussions are heating up this week, and direct payments are on the chopping block. For Southern farmers, that means losing their safety net.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Tyne Morgan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335432</guid></item><item><title>Extremely Slow Cotton Planting Progress </title><link>http://www.agweb.com/cotton_planting_map.aspx</link><description>As of this week, 23 percentage points of the cotton crop is in the ground, which is behind the five-year average. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[As of this week, 23 percentage points of the cotton crop is in the ground, which is behind the five-year average. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Sara Schafer</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 03:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335409</guid></item><item><title>Supreme Court Decision a Win for Agricultural Innovation</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/ag_in_the_courtroom/supreme_court_decision_a_win_for_agricultural_innovation/</link><description>In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Monsanto in a Roundup Ready soybeans patent infringement case.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Monsanto in a Roundup Ready soybeans patent infringement case.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>John Dillard</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30152</guid></item><item><title>The Coming Global Surplus</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/the_coming_global_surplus/</link><description>The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains &amp; oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts are accurate. That is a pretty big “if” as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn’t wise to bet the farm  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains & oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts are accurate. That is a pretty big “if” as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn’t wise to bet the farm on yet another crop disaster. Cash basis levels are showing some tightness but there is debate in the industry whether it is farmer stubbornness, worry about new crop, or a mis-priced futures market.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30135</guid></item></channel></rss>