Cotton

Mexico’s Cotton Comeback: Bigger Crop, But Textile Mills Still Facing Tough Road

Textile Insights September 4, 2026

Mexico’s cotton sector is showing signs of a comeback. After hitting historic lows, cotton production is expected to jump by nearly a third in the 2026-27 marketing year, helped by better prices and farmers in Chihuahua returning to cotton. But there is a catch. The bigger cotton crop may not

Cotton

BCI Partners With Avalo To Develop Climate-Resilient Cotton

Textile Insights September 4, 2026

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has partnered with agriculture solutions company Avalo to accelerate the development of climate-resilient cotton varieties. Avalo uses artificial intelligence (AI) and plant genetics to identify key traits that can help crops withstand climate-related challenges. Its technology aims to accelerate plant breeding and develop locally adapted

Cotton

India Must Aim To Become A Global Price Influencer In Cotton: CCI CMD

Textile Insights August 25, 2026

Lalit Kumar Gupta calls for stronger productivity, quality, transparency and price discovery across the cotton value chain India should move beyond being a major cotton producer and work towards becoming a price influencer in the global cotton market, said Lalit Kumar Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). Speaking in […]

Cotton

TNAU Forecasts Cotton Prices At Rs 75-80 Per Kg During Harvest

Textile Insights August 25, 2026

Farmers advised to plan sowing based on market outlook, monsoon conditions The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has forecast that good-quality cotton could fetch around Rs 75–80 per kg during the upcoming harvest season, based on an analysis of historical prices in the Moolanur regulated market. TNAU […]

Cotton

Giriraj Singh Unveils New Growth Agenda For Cotton Sector

Textile Insights August 11, 2026

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) celebrated its 56th Foundation Day in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, with Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh reaffirming the government’s commitment to strengthening India’s cotton sector through higher farmer incomes, productivity enhancement and sustainable growth initiatives. Addressing the gathering,

Cotton

The Cotton Story: Who Decides What Goes Into Your Clothes?

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

For nearly two centuries, the country that grew some of the world’s finest cotton was not allowed to make much cloth from it. Colonial law taxed Indian-woven textiles until British mills in Manchester could undersell them — raw cotton left Indian ports one way and came back the other—spun, woven and priced by someone else. […]

Cotton

Global Cotton Trade Set For Growth Even As Supply Tightens

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Global cotton trade is expected to remain on a growth trajectory over the medium term despite increasing supply-side pressures and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the latest World Cotton Trade Report – July 2026 released by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). The report projects global cotton trade to reach 9.6 million tonnes in 2026/27 and […]

Cotton

Uzbekistan To Import 100,000 Tonnes Of Afghan Cotton Annually

Textile Insights July 30, 2026

Uzbekistan has committed to purchasing 100,000 tonnes of cotton from Afghanistan each year as part of a broader initiative to strengthen bilateral economic ties and expand cooperation across agriculture, trade, transport and infrastructure development. The commitment was announced during a high-level visit to Kabul led by Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid

Cotton

CAI Raises India’s Cotton Crop Estimate To 337 Lakh Bales For 2025-26

Textile Insights July 30, 2026

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has revised upward its cotton pressing estimate for the 2025-26 season to 337 lakh bales of 170 kg each, an increase of 3 lakh bales from its previous estimate of 334 lakh bales, reflecting improved crop availability in key producing regions. The latest assessment, finalised by the CAI Crop […]

Cotton

Better Cotton Partners Uzbekistan Standards Agency

Textile Insights July 30, 2026

Better Cotton (formerly BCI) has signed a cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan’s Uzstandard Agency to strengthen sustainability standards, certification systems and quality infrastructure across the country’s cotton sector. The partnership aims to support Uzbekistan’s ongoing efforts to modernise its cotton industry by aligning national standards with