Merchandising
Perhaps one of the greatest strengths of Jess Smith & Sons Cotton is our marketing staff, composed of some of the finest professionals in the industry. It is their responsibility to produce the highest possible net return for the growers while at the same time giving their utmost in service, quality, and fair pricing to mill customers all over the world. As a grower ourselves, we understand the hardship you face, and the plan required to meet your needs.
Cotton merchandising requires developing and maintaining strong, personal relationships with each customer that will endure for years. By servicing each customer with integrity and respect, we’ve built a reputation we are proud of. Throughout the world, our name has become synonymous for quality, responsibly and reliability for timely shipments and direct links to the cotton growers of the entire U. S. cotton belt.
Our firm has been successful in developing markets for Supima cottons as well as speciality Acala, Upland, Ultima and Fibermax varieties. We are very encouraged by the increase in demand for these styles of cotton and believe the U. S. cotton growers will trend towards additional plantings of these quality cottons.
Jess Smith & Sons Cotton provides personalized service to each cotton grower that markets with our firm. With a vast database of information compiled from customers, agents, government reports and trade organizations, Jess Smith & Sons Cotton is one of the most reliable sources in the industry on current market conditions. Our management team regularly advises cotton producers of market trends, worldwide crop conditions, basis changes and pricing strategies.