PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1994 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 5-8, San Diego, CA
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Outlook for U.S. Cotton Consumption
J. Berrye Worsham
377
World Cotton Outlook
Russell G. Barlowe
379
U.S. Cotton Outlook
Leslie A. Meyer, Robert Skinner
383
The Economics of Systemic Insecticides in the Rainbelt
F. T. Cooke, D. F. Caillavet, and James C. Walker, W. P. Scott, Richard Shaw
386
Variations in Boll Weevil Density Between and Within Years and Implications for Boll Weevil Eradication Costs
D. W. Parvin, Jr., J. W. Smith
389
The Cost of Cotton Insect Control in Mississippi in 1992 - Emphasis on the Boll Weevil
D. F. Caillavet, F. T. Cooke, J. C. Walker
392
The Estimated Cost of Boll Weevil Eradication in Mississippi
D. W. Parvin, Jr., J. W. Smith
395
Cost of Producing Narrow Row Cotton in Mississippi -- 1992
J. C. Walker, F. T. Cooke, D. F. Caillavet
397
Farmer Expenditures for Boll Weevil Control in South Texas, 1991 -- 1993
John R. C. Robinson, Merritt J. Taylor
399
A Survey of Cotton Income and Price Support Programs
T. Townsend, A. Guitchounts
401
How the 1990 Farm Bill Has Influenced Georgia Cotton and Implications for 1995 and Beyond
W. Donald Shurley
406
Sustainable Cotton Production: A Niche Market or a must Market?
Will Allen
410
An Economic Analysis of the Commercial Value of Alternative Cotton Varieties
Nancy Wiley, R. Terry Ervin, Don Ethridge, and Eduardo Segarra
413
Effectiveness of Price Vs. Non-Price Promotion: The Case of Cotton
Patricia A. Duffy, Henry W. Kinnucan
417
Forecasting Net Prices for Cotton Producers Using Short Hedges: Texas and North Delta Regions, 1989-1992
Juan J. Porras, Carl E. Shafer, and Carl G. Anderson
420
Modifying Moving Average Models to Identify Price Trends to Improve Cotton Marketing Strategies
Daniel L. Bluntzer, Carl G. Anderson, Carl E. Shafer
425
World Cotton Trade: Prospects and Issues for the next Decade
Stephen MacDonald, Carolyn Whitton
428
U.S. Cotton Competitiveness, Price Relationships, and Certificate Values
Edward H. Glade, Jr. and Leslie A. Meyer
432
International Cotton Price Differentials and Relative Scarcity of Supply
Carlos Valderrama
436
China's 1993/94 Cotton Situation
Ronald R. Roberson
443
Central Asian Prospects
Keth Henley
445
The Use of N.Y. Cotton Futures Contracts to Hedge Cotton Price Risk in Developing Countries
Panos Varangis, Elton Thigpen and Sudhakar Satyanarayan
447
Recent Cotton Marketing Reforms in Developing Major Producing Countries
Elton Thigpen, Panos Varangis, and Sudhakar Satyanarayan
452
Cotton Price Risk and Sleepless Nights
Kim Anderson, Roger Sahs, and Phil Kenkel
454
1993 Crop Spot Cotton Quotations
Terry Kuhlers
457
An Objective System for Cotton Price Discovery
Jeff E. Brown, Don E. Ethridge, Darren Hudson, and Carlos Engels
458
Cotton Quality Premiums and Discounts: A Comparison of CCC Loan Schedules and Spot Market Quotations with Regional Aggregation
Dean T. Chen, Carl G. Anderson and Carl Shafer
462
Performance of the Daily Spot Cotton Quotations for Producer Price Discovery in the Southwest Region
Darren Hudson, Don Ethridge, Jeff Brown, and Carl Anderson
467
Managing Quality Uncertainty in the Cotton Markets
Eluned Jones
471
Structural Characteristics and Financial Performance of U.S. Cotton Farms, 1991-92
P. Johnson and C. Dodson
475
An Analysis of the Southern Regional Cotton Marketing Research Project Committee's Recommendations on the Cotton Industry in the Red River Valley of Arkansas
C. J. Lamkin
483
A Cost Comparison of Cotton Gins in the Lower Rio Grande Valley with Tamaulipas, Mexico
DuBoise White, Merritt J. Taylor, C. Parr Rosson, III, and Carl G. Anderson
487
Estimating the Potential Impact of the Module Builder on the Number and Size of Gins
K. W. Paxton, Yuan Chen
491
Cotton Rental Arrangements in Arkansas
Lucas D. Parsch, Diana M. Danforth
496
Impact of Post-CRP Alternatives on Cotton Production in the Texas High Plains
P. Johnson, E. Segarra, and R. T. Ervin
500
The Economics of Cotton Variety Selection: An Application to the Texas High Plains
Eduardo Segarra and John Gannaway
503
The Economic Impact of Organic Cotton on the Texas Economy
Michael P. Gallaway, Mina Mohammadioun
507
Willingness of Cotton Producers to Subscribe to a Computerized Meso-Scale Weather Network
Phil Kenkel and Kim Anderson
512
Optimal Gin Lint Cleaning of Stripper Harvested Cottons
Don E. Ethridge, Gary L. Barker, Danya L. Bergan
516
A Case Analysis of the Cost and Returns of Cotton Production in the Ouachita Valley of Louisiana
J. F. Denison, J. Barnett
519
Impact of Seed Grade and Size on the Cotton Industry
Emmett Klam
Price Outlook
Herman Kohlmeyer, Jr.
Pima Cotton Outlook
Bruce Groefsema
Effects of the 1995 Farm Bill on the Cotton Industry
Mark Keenum
Status of Cotton Production in Uzbekistan
C. W. "Bill" Herndon
Upgrading Cotton Production in Kazakhstan: an Israeli Experience
Joseph Dloomy
The Interaction of U.S. and Foreign Stocks-To-Use and its Implication for Setting Cotton Acreage Reduction Program (ARP) Percentage
Carl G. Anderson, Dean T. Chen
Implications of Alternative Production Practices on Risk, Yield, Profit, and Groundwater Quality
Manzoor E. Chowdhury, Ronald D. Lacewell, Kelly J. Bryant
Economic Impacts of the California One-Variety Cotton Law
John H. Constantine, Julian M. Alston
A Mathematical Model of the Cotton Marketing Certificate
Clive Thompson
Costs to Custom Harvesters of Compliance with the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Richard Edwards

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