Cotton Market Weekly
A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association November 1, 2007
      Cotton futures on the New York Board of Trade finished lower most of the week on speculative sales as weakness in crude and other markets pressured fiber contracts. Analysts, however, feel the influence of other commodities may soon start to wane and the focus will again turn to cotton's own fundamentals.
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Texas bumps New Mexico from top spot in pecan production
      ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico pecan producers had their day in the sun earlier this year when initial estimates showed the state was No. 1 in the country in pecan production for the first time, beating out the usual top producing states of Georgia and Texas.
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Texas bucks national trend of decline in hunters
      WACO, Texas (AP) - Deer season opened over the weekend across most of Texas, which is bucking the national trend of fewer hunters. Texas ranks first among all states in overall number of hunters, with more than 1.1 million getting permits in 2006. The nation as a whole has seen about a 10 percent drop in the number of hunters over the past decade.
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