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Positioning Cotton in the Market for Quality: An Application of Market Segmentation for West Texas

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Jung, Sangnyeol
Lyford, Conrad P.
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This study provides guidance for cotton marketing efforts by determining major market segments with quality thresholds for West Texas. Given its present quality performance, great potential segments are from higher-end international segments with significant value-added. Moreover, the potential to serve these market segments is growing with improvements in production technology.

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Paper provided by Southern Agricultural Economics Association in its series 2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama with number 34989.

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Keywords: cotton economics; market segmentation; needs assessment; West Texas cotton; Marketing; Q130; M310;

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  1. Lyford, Conrad P. & Jung, Sangnyeol & Ethridge, Don E., 2004. "Mill-Level Price Estimates For U.S. Cotton Quality," 2004 Annual Meeting, February 14-18, 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma 34644, Southern Agricultural Economics Association. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Kenkel, Phil & Kim, Taeyoon, 2008. "Investigation of the Costs of an Increased Shipping Standard for Cotton Warehouses," 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas 6798, Southern Agricultural Economics Association. [Downloadable!]
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