Quite interesting, especially some of the details mentioned. Failure of the cotton crop in China and Pakistan, speculation in cotton futures and renewed demand as wholesellers restock following the depression. As for return to the past, we're much more likely to see Hispanics in the fields than black people.

From my perspective, the apparel market in Alabama will be hard hit by higher cotton prices and the loss to South Carolina last Saturday. Demand for Alabama T-shirts at Wal-Mart will definitely be down.