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Related Keywords: Brazilian cotton prices, CEPEA Brazil report, cotton acreage, cotton type, delay in availability of cotton, delay in harvest, driven by increasing need to purchase, in new season, receoving early June

Brazilian cotton prices were recovering in early June driven by increasing need to purchase in the short-term and to the expectation of delay in the availability of cotton in the new season from the 2014/15 crop – due to rains. Purchasers with needs for prompt delivery, such as processors in the northeastern and southern regions, were accepting asking prices of sellers, according to a CEPEA Brazil report.

Related Keywords: cotton acreage, cotton price, cotton sowing in china, cotton sowing in india, cotton stock, Farmers in China, Farmers in India, Farmers in US, high-quality US cotton, ICAC, National Cotton Council

According to reports, cotton farmers in US will probably cut down acreage to the lowest since 2009 after prices slumped in January to a five-year low.

Plantings is predicted to drop to 9.73 million acres in the season beginning 1 August, from 11.04 million a year earlier, as farmers will switch to other crops including peanuts. The National Cotton Council is set to release its planting-intentions survey on 7 February.

Related Keywords: Central Institute of Cotton Research, cotton acreage, Cotton development board, cotton farmers, Nagpur, revival of monsoon, sowing of cotton

With the revival of monsoon, sowing operations for cotton has gathered momentum but yet to catch up pace across the country compared with the previous year, However, similar acreage is expected this year as well.