via Reuters in Mumbai, India:
Oct 7 (Reuters) - Cotton futures in India, the
world's second-largest grower, are expected to fall this week on
hopes of higher output as rains lead to better yields and due to
approaching supplies from the new season harvest amid sluggish
exports.
by Reuters US:
* Dissipating Tropical Storm leaves cotton crops unscathed
* Fiber sinks to one-month low, extends losses on sell stops
* Global stocks slide as investors remain jittery over U.S.
gov't shutdown
* USDA will not release World Agricultural Supply and Demand
Estimates report on Friday
NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - ICE cotton sank on Monday to
post its biggest loss in over six weeks as the weakening of
Tropical Storm Karen eased worry over crop damage in the United
States, the world's top exporter, and as the U.S. government
shutdown and budget impasse kept investors skittish.