Now Online
Cotton International Annual 2008
With the Cotton International Annual 2008 now reaching readers around the world, we've added two new features to the web site for 2008 to bring some of the Annual's popular features to life online:
· First, visit the new Key Firms section – a searchable directory of cotton companies from around the globe and throughout the chain.
· Next, check out our 2007 Photo Gallery, which includes all of the Cotton International Annual photo coverage of the major global events of 2007.
On The Ground
A Little Help from Friends
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Making Sense of All This Green
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A new retail consumer
Driving to work last week, I heard a story on National Public Radio about the recent resurgence in Spam sales. Spam, if you are not...more
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