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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Cotton, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, Ag Middle East,

Pink Bollworm-Resistant GM Cotton Gets Nod for Field Trials in Hisar, Haryana

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved confined field trials for Pink Bollworm-resistant GM cotton in Hisar, Haryana, just months after approving new field trials for a variety of genetically modified crops, including mustard, potatoes, and rubber in the nation for the first time in 16 years.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Ag Australia/NZ,

02/21/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Australian cotton clears Chinese customs on bets sanctions will end

Chinese cotton buyers are buying up Australian product in anticipation the unofficial ban that decimated Australian cotton exports to China could lift amid a diplomatic thaw that has already seen trade resume in other sanctioned commodities.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Markets/Pricing, Trade (Commodities),

02/20/2023 SOURCE: www.cottongrower.com

Shurley: Connecting the Dots with Old Crop and New Crop

Some growers may be wrestling with tough cotton market decisions. Dr. Don Shurley recaps the recent status of the U.S. and global cotton markets.

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Topics: Cotton, Climate Change, Weather,

How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive

Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”