Cotton Council International

2024 COTTON USA Tours TEXAS!

Special Trade Mission from Turkey

July 24 & 25, 2024

On July 24 & 25, 2024, TCA President Brady Raindl, and members of Texas Cotton Association, Lubbock Cotton Exchange, Plains Cotton Cooperation Association, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., will welcome the 2024 CCI COTTON Special Trade Mission from TURKEY to TEXAS! Enclosed you will find the latest participant list, the U.S. itinerary, the Lubbock seminar program and hotel reservations if needed. The Lubbock Cotton Exchange is handling your RSVP and we have provided the instructions in red ink below. You will not want to miss this opportunity to engage in welcoming this delegation of CEO's from TURKEY TEXTILE MILLS to TEXAS COTTON!

The group from Turkey will arrive Harlingen, Texas on July 24, 2024, at 10:05 a.m., for a farm, gin and warehouse tour. They will depart Harlingen and arrive Lubbock at 4:35 p.m., to be welcomed by members of the Lubbock Cotton Exchange, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (AMCOT), Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., and Texas Cotton Association, for a reception and dinner to be held at CAGEL'S Steakhouse, located at 8732 4th St, Lubbock, Texas, 79416. The bar will open at 6:15 p.m., our guests from Turkey will arrive at 6:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

For those of you needing hotel accommodations at the Cotton Court Hotel, reservations are available by going to this link :  COTTON USA Call In. You may also call 210-220-3054 and ask for the “COTTON USA Call In“ block to book your reservation or use this Group Code:  CUCI851. the deadline for making reservations is July 4, 2024 at midnight.

LUBBOCK INDUSTRY SEMINAR

Thursday, July 25, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

The Cotton Court Hotel

1610 Broadway Street, Lubbock, Texas 

Texas Cotton – Your Source for Quality and Reliability!

Welcome -

     Bryce Mikeska, Lubbock Cotton Exchange 

Texas Cotton Production Systems -

     Mark Brown, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.

Texas Cotton Supply and Quality -                                         

     Carlos Garcia, AMCOT (Plains Cotton Cooperative Association)

Texas Reliability of Service, Demand & Logistics -

     Brady Raindl, Texas Cotton Association

Cotton's Sustainability Mission - 

     Daren Abney, U.S. Trust Protocol

Closing Comments -

     Bryce Mikeska, Lubbock Cotton Exchange

 

Please R.S.V.P. Ursula Caswell of the Lubbock Cotton Exchange at [email protected] (subject line: CCI LUBBOCK) Please include your first/last name and the firm/city/state for name badge purposes. Please indicate your participation in the reception and dinner on July 24, and the seminar on July 25. 

***Please note that your R.S.V.P. constitutes your agreement to be billed for your share of the costs associated with the food and beverage functions. The LCE must have your RSVP as soon as possible in order to provide an accurate head count to the food and beverage venues.***

 

We encourage you to participate in the 2024 COTTON USA Special Trade Mission from TURKEY as we welcome this delegation of textile CEO's to TEXAS! Included below are button links to the latest participant list and the U.S. itinerary for the mission. 

 

2024 SPECIAL TRADE MISSION FROM TURKEY ITINERARY 
 
2024 SPECIAL TRADE MiSSION FROM TURKEY PARTICIPANT LIST