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Description: Cotton, Cotton Outlook 'A Index', Middling 1-3/32 inch staple, CIF Liverpool, US cents per pound
Unit: US cents per Pound
Source: International Monetary Fund
See also: Agricultural production statistics
| Month | Value |
| May 2009 | 61.95 |
| Jun 2009 | 61.39 |
| Jul 2009 | 64.80 |
| Aug 2009 | 64.26 |
| Sep 2009 | 64.07 |
| Oct 2009 | 66.82 |
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Brazil Wins WTO Approval to Sanction U.S. Over Cotton (Update1)
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Bumper cotton crop raises fear of distress sale in Ganjam
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The projection of a bumper cotton production this year in south Orissa's Ganjam district has brought back fears of distress sale of the crop. According to experts, the cotton production in Ganjam district this year is expected to touch 1800 quintals as against 826 quintals last year.
Cotton, jute exchanges try to persuade members to activate dormant platform
Business Standard India - 2009/11/18 21:30:42
Two specialised regional commodity exchanges — the Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India (CIA) and the Kolkata-based East India Jute & Hessian Exchange (EIJHEX) — have engaged members in several rounds of talks to activate contracts on their respective platforms.
