A Commodity Marketing Association

The USCGA (US Cotton Growers Association) is a non profit grower marketing cooperative. The Association is a CMA (Commodity Marketing Association) and is registered with the U.S Government. The Association was established in 1998. A group of producers in West Texas decided that they wanted to establish a Marketing Pool and have a reliable merchant manage the Pool. Today the USCGA Pool covers five states, with over 800 members producing greater than 500,000 bales of upland cotton every year.

Why A CMA?

• Allows the member of USCGA to concentrate on what they know best and that is growing cotton.
• Gives the member of USCGA access to market intelligence and global influences through their relationship with ECOM USA Inc. www.ecomtrading.com
• Allows the member of USCGA to participate in government programs.
• Members of USCGA have no need to finance hedging strategies, ECOM USA Inc. finances all hedging positions for the USCGA Pool.

Products available through USCGA

• ECOM USA Inc offers a Guaranteed Minimum Price Pool and a Performance Pool for USCGA Members.
• The Guaranteed Minimum Price Pool guarantees a minimum price in local terms over the loan value. This provides producers and lenders a foundation, whilst also enjoying upside price potential.
• The Performance Pool offers the full loan value as a minimum price, however has the potential to return the USCGA member more under certain market conditions.