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On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
Speculative funds ran up the prices of the cotton futures market at a time when there were record surpluses of cotton.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses the detrimental effects of speculation on the cotton market.

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