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Fiber market news for May 2006


China's Cotton Imports Surging

WASHINGTON - May 1/06 - SNS -- China could import 4.1 million metric tons (MT) of cotton in 2006-07 to meet the surging demands by the country's textile industry, which may consume 10.2 million MT of cotton in 2006-07. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Smaller World Cotton Residual

WASHINGTON - May 2/06 - SNS -- World cotton stocks should end up smaller than initially expected at the close of the 2005-06 marketing campaign, believes the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Sets Wool, Mohair Price

WASHINGTON - May 2/06 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Colombian Cotton Crops Slipping

WASHINGTON - May 2/06 - SNS -- Colombian cotton production is expected to fall 9% to 47,300 metric tons (MT) in 2005-06 and to decline a further 2% in the following year, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 5/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 5/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Sets Wool, Mohair Price

WASHINGTON - May 9/06 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Cotton Ginnings by State - 2005

A table about U.S. Cotton Ginnings by State - 2005 . . . Subscribers Only


Cotton Ginnings Up 3% in 2005

WASHINGTON - May 12/06 - SNS -- A total of 23.3 million running bales were ginned during the 2005 season, 3% above 2004's ginnings of 22.6 million running bales, according to the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here


U.S. Objective Cotton Data - May 2006

A table about U.S. Objective Cotton Data - May 2006 . . . Subscribers Only


Record U.S. Cotton Crop in 2005

WASHINGTON - May 12/06 - SNS -- All cotton production for 2005 is estimated at a record high 23.9 million 480-pound bales, 3% above last year's previous record, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Domestic Cotton Supply and Use - May 2006

A table about USDA Domestic Cotton Supply and Use - May 2006 . . . Subscribers Only


USDA World Cotton Supply and Use - May 2006

A table about USDA World Cotton Supply and Use - May 2006 . . . Subscribers Only


Tighter World Cotton Picture

WASHINGTON - May 12/06 - SNS -- World cotton production should be rise in 2006-07 at 115 million metric tons (MT) versus 113.41 million last season and 120.50 million MT in 2004-05, according to updated supply and demand forecasts by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 12/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 12/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


Uzbek Cotton Sown on Time

WASHINGTON - May 13/06 - SNS -- Favorable spring seeding conditions allowed cotton producers in Uzbekistan to get their crops in the ground during the optimal seeding period, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here


Ramatex Demands Namibia Take Over Plant

WINDHOEK, 15 May (IRIN) - Malaysian company Ramatex has told the Namibian government to either take over the local company or it will be shut down, leading to the retrenchment of some 5,000 textile workers. . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Sets Wool, Mohair Price

WASHINGTON - May 16/06 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 19/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 19/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Sets Wool, Mohair Price

WASHINGTON - May 23/06 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Options and Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 26/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


CFTC NYBOT Cotton Futures Commitments

NEW YORK - May 26/06 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by cotton traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here


USDA Sets Wool, Mohair Price

WASHINGTON - May 30/06 - SNS -- The USDA 's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced posted prices for wool, by region, and the national posted price for mohair. . . . Continue or visitors click here



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