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Inhoudsopgawe • Contents

Voorwoord/ Preface 3 Benutting van graderingskursusse 8
SA pak stryd aan teen ‘weerstandbiedende’ Cotton growers’ influences on gin sample quality - 1 10
onkruid 4 Growers’ influences on gin quality - 2 11
Cotton returns to Silversands 4 Cotton skills programme: Limpopo Province 12
Verkiesing van voorsitters en verteenwoordigers 5 Swara oTeese Molimi says thank you 13
SA se nuwe webwerf 5 “RDP” Farmer creates jobs 14
China to buy cotton crop for third year as Stainers and their control on cotton in South Africa 15
inventory swells 5 Common insect pests and their control
Cotton market report as at 2 May 2013 6 on cotton in South Africa - 2 16
Vaalharts katoendag gehou 7 Experiences while studying in the USA 18
Katoen as alternatiewe gewas 7 The cotton marks 19
Graderingstandaarde hersien 8 Contacts / Kontakte 19
VoorwoorD Deur: HeNNie Bruwer, HuB KatoeN Sa

et die 2012/13-oes wat in meeste produksiegebiede in die proses is om ge-
Cotton SA Katoen
oes te word, is die vraag of katoen nog ’n opsie vir produsente in die komende
CEO: Hennie Bruwer
somerplantseisoen sal wees? Die huidige seisoen beloof om uitstekende
Tel: 012 – 804 1462
M opbrengste oor die algemeen op te lewer wat katoen uiters mededingend maak Fax: 012 – 804 8616
Hennie Bruwer Website:
met meeste van die aangeplante somergewasse. Vanweë die lae 2012-aanplantings, veral in die http://www.cottonsa.org.za
Noord-Kaap omgewing, is die verwagting dat die oes bykans 50 persent laer as die verlede jaar s’n sal wees. Katoen SA
ICDC ad Sedert die 2012-aanplantings het daar heelwat verwikkelinge op die katoen wêreldfront plaasgevind. Waar die Posbus PO Box 912232
Cotton SA
aanvanklike verwagting was dat wêreldpryse onder druk sou kom as gevolg van rekord wêreldvoorraadvlakke, het Sjina Silverton
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onlangs aangekondig dat hul vir ’n derde agtereenvolgende jaar voorraadaanvulling vanaf plaaslike produsente gaan Technical Advisor:
doen. Die stap sal internasionale katoenpryse verder ondersteun en het termynpryse op die New York Beurs (NYBOT) Hein Schröder 012-804 1462
met 17% sedert die begin van 2013, verstewig. Ondanks die styging in die Sjinese voorrade wat bykans 50% van Training & Development:
Dr. Martie Botha 012-804 1462
wêreldvoorrade beloop, is die stap daarop gemik om die Sjinese produsentprys te ondersteun wat tans bykans op 70%
Mentorship Programme:
hoër as die NYBOT-prys verhandel! Percy Macaskill 082 492 1493
Met bogenoemde prysscenario in ag asook die dreigende waterbeperkings in sekere besproeiingsgebiede as gevolg van Small Scale Cotton Farmers’ Forum:
Phenias Gumede 082 945 5476
‘n swak rëenvaljaar, behoort katoen beslis as wisselbougewas gunstig oorweeg te word. Die verminderde waterbehoefte
Editorial Committee:
van katoen in vergelyking met mielies en koring kan sinvol tot die voordeel van produsente aangewend word met in Hennie Bruwer
Koot Louw
agneming van die algemene hoër opbrengse wat behaal word deur die opvolggewasse wat na katoen verbou word! Hein Schröder
Robbie Kemp
Preface By: HeNNie Bruwer, ceo cottoN Sa EDITOR
Johan Swiegers
ith the 2012/13 harvest in the process of being harvested in the most production areas, the question Tel: 012 – 804 5854
Cell: 082 882 7023
arises whether cotton will still be an option for producers in the coming summer planting season? E–mail: editor@pop.co.za
The current season promises to deliver excellent yields generally, which proves that cotton is very ADVERTISING
Suzanne Marx
W competitive with most of the planted summer crops. Because of the low 2012 plantings, especially in
Tel: 012 – 804 5854
the Northern Cape region it is expected that the harvest will be about 50% lower than the previous season. Cell: 082 832 1604
E–mail: suzanne@pop.co.za
Since the 2012 plantings several developments arose on the cotton world front. Where the initial expectancy was for
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global prices to come under pressure because of the record global stock levels, China recently announced that they are SUBSCRIPTIONS
Susan Pieterse
going to supplement stocks directly from local producers for the third consecutive year. This step will further support Tel: 012 – 804 5854
international cotton prices and has strengthened futures on the New York Stock Exchange (NYBOT) with 17% since the Editorial content in CottonSAKatoen
beginning of 2013. Notwithstanding the rise in Chinese stock levels that is about 50% of world stocks, this step aims to is published under the auspices
of the CEO of Cotton SA and
support the Chinese cotton price which currently trades about 70% higher than the NYBOT price! management.
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Considering the above price scenario as well as imminent water restrictions in certain irrigation areas as a result of the in this publication and advise
readers that opinions formed in the
poor rainfall year, definite consideration should be given to the positive benefits of cotton cultivation. The minimised editorials of Cotton SA Katoen are
purely that of the authors.
water consumption of cotton in comparison with maize and wheat may be sensibly applied to the advantage of the
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