Cotton prices may be good for farmers, but…
by Clay Chandler
Published: September 19,2010
Tags: Clothiers, cotton, Eric Wiseman, Keith Kinkade, prices
While Mississippi’s farmers enjoy a harvest season with cotton prices hovering near 15-year highs, clothing retailers keep a wary eye on the situation. Since the first of the year, cotton prices have doubled. In early September, the price of one pound of raw cotton hit 93 cents, and has since hovered around the 90 cent [...]
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