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Iran Emerges Top Cotton Consumer In West Asia, Ranks Among Top 15 Globally

May 10, 2024

Iran’s cotton consumption for the 2023-24 period is forecasted to surpass the previous year’s record, reaching 900,000 bales. The majority of cotton yarn is utilized for domestic textiles and products. Despite a decade of stagnant cotton production, hovering around 300,000 bales,

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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Expands Board Of Directors From 16 To 22

May 5, 2024

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has announced the appointment of a refreshed and expanded Board of Directors, signaling a new phase in its governance. The board now comprises 22 members, including 11 new appointees, expanding from its previous 16 members. This move follows a governance review four years into the programme’s successful development, aiming to […]

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Welspun Promotes Sustainable Cotton Farming With Wel-Krishi

Textile Insights May 4, 2024

Home textiles manufacturer and exporter Welspun Living Limited (WLL) has launched Wel-Krishi to encourage sustainable cotton cultivation. This will done by providing support and training to farmers to raise their income through higher productivity and lower income costs. Wel-Krishi focuses on education and sustainable practices in key cotton-growing states like Gujarat,

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GOTS Satellite Project To Map Organic Cotton Sowing In India

Textile Insights May 4, 2024

In a world’s first, GOTS, the European Space Agency (ESA) and software company Marple launched a project that aims to show the potential for remote satellite monitoring of organic cotton cultivation. The project trained artificial intelligence (AI) to use ESA satellite data to detect cotton fields across India and automatically classify them according to their […]

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Bangladesh Cotton Output Meets Only 4% Of Textile Mills Need

Textile Insights May 2, 2024

Cotton production in Bangladesh has remained stagnant over the years due to a lack of sufficient farmland, manpower and government support, particularly in terms of innovation and investment. Cotton production in Bangladesh currently meets just 4 percent of the 85 lakh bales required by the country’s 450 spinning mills annually. Bangladesh imported cotton worth about

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Better Cotton To Scale Up Sustainable Production In Africa

Textile Insights May 2, 2024

Better Cotton will conduct sustainability mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa to enhance its understanding of the needs of farmers in the region and identify context-specific interventions. Funded by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), these assessments will inform ways in which targeted support can aid the production of more sustainable and

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Brazil Shows Its Cotton Traceability Program At Kingpins Show

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Brazilian cotton producers concluded their visit to various countries in Europe with the objective to show Brazilian cotton’s traceability initiatives and its responsible production practices. The delegation consisted of the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association’s (Abrapa), the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex Brasil) and the National Cotton Shippers

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Chinese Refined Cotton Exports Touch Historic High In March

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Chinese refined cotton exports reached a historic high in March 2024, when the monthly export volume exceeded 10 kilo tons for the first time. Exports of refined cotton amounted to 10,701 tons, a massive increase of 41.47 percent year over year and a significant rise of 60.08 percent month-on-month. The average export price was $1,537 […]

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Punjab’s Cotton Output Soars Despite Lower Acreage In 2023-24

Textile Insights April 29, 2024

Despite having the lowest-ever area under cotton cultivation during the 2023-24 season, Punjab has witnessed a notable increase in production of cotton compared to the previous season. Even as the area under cotton has decreased by 80,000 hectares compared to the previous year, Punjab has recorded significant gains in yield per hectare. Punjab’s cotton production […]

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Organic & Regenerative Cotton Farming In Egypt Reports Progress

Textile Insights April 29, 2024

Performance fabric manufacturer Ventile has made further progress in an ongoing joint venture that supports organic and regenerative cotton farming in Egypt. Efforts of Ventile and Egyptian Biodynamic Association (EBDA) to create a chemical-free soil environment at two farms located in the Nile Delta region of Egypt have been a success. They said that independent […]