Volatility may hit local cotton trade

By Charles Clack, Rabobank
Updated December 20 2018 - 8:38am, first published December 18 2018 - 7:30am
The world has been demanding more cotton —three per cent more in 2016/17 and a staggering six per cent more in 2017/18
The world has been demanding more cotton —three per cent more in 2016/17 and a staggering six per cent more in 2017/18

EXCEPTIONAL price strength, both at home and abroad, has been a mainstay of the global cotton market in recent seasons — with US futures trading well above five-year average price levels, while Australian cash prices have regularly touched $600/bale.

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