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Expect minimal impact from recent Chinese cotton reserve policy changes

May 07, 2014

Expect minimal impact from recent Chinese cotton reserve policy changes

An analysis of a recent price decline in China's reserve cotton finds that the dip will have minor impacts on China's cotton production, consumption, ending stocks and imports, according to a study led by Texas Tech University agricultural researchers. Meantime, the impacts on the U.S. cotton market are likely to be negligible.