Part IV: Dr. O.A. Cleveland, Ph. D. Agricultural Economist. Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University, discusses why cotton prices will remain high through 2013 and perhaps for the next 5 years.

Part II: David Collins, Assistant Executive Director – Cotton Council International, addresses supply and demand, booming economies in growing markets and net domestic consumption increasing in China and India.

Part III: Bob Antoshak, Managing Director, Global Cotton – Marketing and Consulting, Olah Inc, provides analysis on fiber supplies, the impact of yarn imports into China and emerging manufacturing markets like Thailand and alternative synthetic fiber options.

Part I: Jack Mathews, VP of sales and marketing at American Cotton Growers (ACG), provides an in-depth analysis of cotton’s availability and cost in the past, present–and most importantly–future. 

Part V: Jeffrey Silberman, Professor and Chairperson Textile Development and Marketing, The Fashion Institute of Technology, addresses the psychology behind the rise in prices and looks to the Fall ’11 crop harvest for a possible price correction.