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COTTONSEED
BIODIESEL PROJECT UNDERWAY
PROPOSAL
FOR WHOLE COTTONSEED TRANSPORTATION
WHAT'S
NEW @ COTTONSEED.COM
2006-07
COTTON LEADERSHIP CLASS SELECTED
COTTONSEED
PRODUCTS EXPORT REPORT
2006-07
COTTON CROP FORECAST AT 20.4 MILLION BALES
NCPA
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEMBERS
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COTTONSEED
BIODIESEL PROJECT UNDERWAY - Texas Tech University’s Center
for Engineering, Logistics and Distribution recently provided an update
this week to NCPA on research to evaluate the existing cottonseed oil
extraction process and to identify an optimal extraction point to
integrate a blending process for cottonseed oil biodiesel. Their study is
also focusing on physical production characteristics of cottonseed
biodiesel; permitting requirements, and retrofitting existing oil mill
machinery to utilize cottonseed biodiesel. Work is close to complete on an
economic model which will allow for nearly any size cottonseed oil mill to
determine a break-even point using expense and price data specific to
their operation. Next steps will include test runs of varying mixtures of
cottonseed biodiesel and real-time measurements of engine/pump performance
as well as emission and particulate matter measurements. Joint funding of
the project is by the NCPA and Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Association,
with special thanks to PYCO Industries, Lubbock, TX for use of their work
space and access to the test area.
PROPOSAL
FOR WHOLE COTTONSEED TRANSPORTATION - The International
Maritime Organization is considering a proposal to their Code of Safe
Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes regarding the safe transportation of whole
“fuzzy” cottonseed. Submitted by the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority, the proposal notes that whole cottonseed, under laboratory
testing, did not exhibit any properties that would necessitate its
classification as a class 4 dangerous good, and since it does not fit into
any of the other classes 1 to 9, it should not be classified as hazardous
under the regulations. While no definitive conclusions were available from
trial shipments that whole cottonseed causes oxygen depletion in ship’s
holds, the AMSA believes it to be comparable to other types of organic
that are know to do so. Therefore, AMSA considers whole cottonseed to be a
material hazardous only in bulk (MHB). A public meeting will be held on
Tuesday, August 29th 2006 in Washington, DC to discuss this proposal and
others before being considered at the 11th session of the Sub-Committee on
Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) to be held at the
International Coffee Organization Headquarters in London, England from
September 11 to September 15, 2006. Comments may be submitted to Richard
C. Bornhorst, Office of Operating and Environmental Standards, U.S. Coast
Guard (tel. 202-372-1426, e-mail rbornhorst@comdt.uscg.mil), before the
public meeting in Washington on August 29. A copy of the proposal is
available from the NCPA office and on the NCPA web site at the following
link: Transport of Fuzzy Cottonseed
WHAT'S
NEW @ COTTONSEED.COM - Applications for the NCPA Merit
Scholarship are available in the What’s New section of the web
site in MS Word and Adobe Acrobat format…..State-by-state cottonseed
production forecasts are available in the Statistics section of the
web site. The NCPA forecast uses 3-year average cottonseed yields and USDA’s
latest cotton production numbers…..Also in the Statistics section is the
latest Cottonseed Products Export Report. Compiled from US Census
export data, NCPA provides major export destinations for US cottonseed and
cottonseed products during June 2006 and to-date for the current marketing
year (Oct-June). Cottonseed shipments to Mexico were especially high in
June at just over 49,000 metric tons, with over 4,000 mt going to Korea.
Cottonseed meal shipments to-date are just over 93,000 mt for the current
marketing year, fast approaching the record 128,982 mt total of 2000-01.
2006-07
COTTON LEADERSHIP CLASS SELECTED - Congratulations are in
order for Brandon Winters, Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, Oklahoma City,
OK, as the Cottonseed industry representative to the 2006-07 Cotton
Leadership Class. The newly selected class will begin their first training
session this September 24-29 in the Mid-South, including an orientation to
the National Cotton Council and presentation skills training. The Program,
now in its 24th year, is intended to foster leadership skills in
individuals who demonstrate the potential and desire to be leaders in the
cotton industry. The 2006-07 class is comprised of four cotton producers
and one participant from each of the six other industry segments. In
addition to learning the role of the NCC within the U.S. cotton industry,
the class will visit with industry leaders, tour production and
processing operations, and observe research activities. More than 200
industry members have participated in the Leadership Program since its
inaugural 1983-84 class. The Program is supported by a grant to the Cotton
Foundation from DuPont Crop Protection and is administered by NCC’s
Member Services department. Teresa McMillan, Planters Cotton Oil Mill, was
the last Cottonseed industry representative to the Leadership Class.
COTTONSEED
PRODUCTS EXPORT REPORT
2006-07
COTTON CROP FORECAST AT 20.4 MILLION BALES - USDA estimated
the 2006-07 US cotton crop at 20.4 million bales in its August report.
Upland production was estimated at 19.5 million bales and pima production
at 893,000 bales. Harvested area was estimated at 12.8 million acres,
meaning nearly 2.5 million acres will not be harvested, based on USDA's
June acreage report. Average yields per harvested acre are forecast to be
765 pounds, 6 pounds above the 5-year average but 66 pounds lower than
2005. The Southeast crop is estimated at 4.51 million bales, based on
harvested acres of 3.24 million and a regional average yield of 670
pounds, 39 pounds below the 5-year average for the region. Most states are
expected to see a drop in yields when compared to their respective 5-year
averages with the greatest declines in Alabama and Georgia. Alabama's
average yield is down 266 pounds from last year to 430 pounds per
harvested acre while Georgia is down 82 pounds to 632 pounds per harvested
acre. In the Mid-South, expected production is 8.03 million bales.
Harvested area is estimated to be 4.17 million acres and the expected
yield is 925 pounds per harvested acre. All states in the region except
Mississippi are expected to see yield increases of at least 50 pounds when
compared to their 5-year average. Mississippi's yield is estimated at 840
pounds per harvested acre, 16 pounds lower than their 5-year average. The
Southwest upland crop is an estimated 5.47 million bales. Expected
harvested area is 4.51 million acres and the regional average yield is 582
pounds. Expected yields are below the 5-year average in both Oklahoma and
Texas; however, yield per harvested acre is estimated to be 581 pounds in
Kansas, 65 pounds above the 5-year average. With 2.30 million acres
unharvested, abandonment in the Southwest is estimated at 34%. Upland
production in the West is an estimated 1.53 million bales with harvested
area of 576,000 acres and a regional average yield of 1,274 pounds, 51
pounds less than the region's 5-year average. Both Arizona and New
Mexico's expected yields are higher than their respective 5-year averages
while California's expected yields are 88 pounds lower at 1,294 pounds per
harvested acre.
NCPA
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEMBERS - NCPA is pleased to
announcement the National Cottonseed Products Association Merit
Scholarship, which will provide scholarships for the children and/or legal
guardians of NCPA members. Each scholarship is for $1,000 and will provide
for tuition, books, and/or room and board expenses. The scholarship is
limited to use at an institution of higher learning that is accredited by
recognized accreditation agencies and offers at least a degree upon
completion of the course of study offered. The scholarship is made
possible through funds established by the Mississippi Valley Oilseed
Processors Association and provides the NCPA with “…oversight
authority as to the charitable, scientific and educational uses of annual
accumulated income derived from the principal of the funds”.
Applications are available from the NCPA office and in the What’s New
section of cottonseed.com. The first scholarship applications will be due
to the NCPA office no later than October 1, 2006. Following a review of
the applicants by the Association’s Scholarship Committee, finalists
will be forwarded to the NCPA Board of Directors for final selection of
the winners, to be announced around December 1. Applicants will be asked
to write an autobiography explaining why they will be a good investment if
awarded the scholarship. In addition, applicants will be asked to write an
essay describing why agriculture is important to them and/or their family.
Student applicants will not be required to make agriculture their major
course of study, but must present a good understanding of how and why
agriculture is important to them, their community and the US.
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Please send all change of address information to: National Cottonseed Products
Association, 104 Timber Creek Drive, Suite 200, Cordova, TN 38018, or email to info@cottonseed.com.
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