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Enhancing Cotton Supply Chain: New Collaboration with Abrapa and ANEA

June 27, 2024

In their ongoing pursuit of excellence in production processes, the company has taken another significant step forward in the cotton supply chain. Last week, they welcomed representatives from Abrapa (Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Algodão) and ANEA (Associação Nacional dos

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OCA Launches in Türkiye to Boost Organic Cotton Production

June 27, 2024

The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) proudly announces its launch in Türkiye, uniting players across the organic cotton value chain. OCA will support local organic cotton farmers and those interested in transitioning, scaling the global supply of organic cotton. To highlight the launch, OCA is hosting a stakeholder event in Istanbul this week. As the only […]

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TASMA Urges CCI to Maintain Cotton Supplies

June 26, 2024

The Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA) has appealed to the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) not to divert unsold cotton stocks to traders. In a letter reported by The Hindu, TASMA President AP Appukutti emphasized the resurgence of spinning mills due to increased garment orders and expressed confidence in procuring CCI’s cotton by August’s […]

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COCPC Meeting Highlights Increased Cotton Consumption And Enhanced Traceability

June 26, 2024

The third meeting of the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC) for the 2023-24 cotton season was held on June 24, 2024, under the chairpersonship of Textile Commissioner Roop Rashi. The meeting included representatives from the Central and State Governments, the textile industry, the cotton trade, and the ginning and pressing sectors. The committee […]

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CCI Promotes India-U.S. Textile Partnership With Focus On U.S. Cotton

June 20, 2024

A media roundtable led by Cotton Council International (CCI) highlighted strategic India-U.S. textile trade partnerships, emphasizing U.S. cotton as the favored choice for Indian spinners. On June 19, in New Delhi, the “COTTON USA™: Weaving Threads of Unity between the U.S. Cotton and Indian Textile Industry” event delved deeper into this collaboration. India’s

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BCI Grants Eco-Cotton Status To Uzbek Cotton Clusters

June 13, 2024

The non-profit organization Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced the certification of several cotton clusters in Uzbekistan, according to reports from the Uztuqimachiliksanoat press service. Rachel Beckett, BCI Startup Support Program Manager, visited Uzbekistan to discuss cotton certification with industry representatives and explore BCI’s official presence

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Brazilian Cotton Exports To Surpass Those From US In 2023-24

Textile Insights May 29, 2024

Cotton exports from Brazil are expected to reach 2.8 million tons in the 2023-24 marketing season, an increase of 12 percent compared to the previous month’s forecast. “The volume, which is 300,000 tons greater than the last estimate, would place Brazil as the main global exporter of cotton, surpassing the USA,” a report from StoneX, […]

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Aussie Cotton Now Has Dashboard To Ensure Transparency

Textile Insights May 27, 2024

In what is believed to be a world first for a cotton producing country, Cotton Australia has launched a data dashboard to transparently report Australian cotton information across a range of metrics including production, yield, quality, and social and environmental sustainability. Using a combination of Australian cotton industry research and survey data, government and

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Brazilian Delegation Visits Egypt & Turkiye To Promote Cotton

Textile Insights May 25, 2024

A delegation from the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) visited Brazil and Turkiye from May 12 to 19 to begin Cotton Brazil’s international mission in 2024. The Cotton Brazil program represents the Brazilian cotton production chain on a global scale. This program was conceived by Abrapa and is run in partnership with the Brazilian Trade […]

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India’s Cotton Production Gallops, While Pakistan’s Lags

Textile Insights May 23, 2024

Until the 1990s, India lagged behind Pakistan in cotton production. However, today, India has not only surpassed Pakistan but also topped the global ranking. Indian cotton production will be 34.7 million bales of cotton in the 2023-24 season, accounting for 25 percent of the world’s total production. While Pakistan’s production remains at barely 8-9 million […]