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Better Cotton Responds To Allegations Regarding Cotton Production In Brazil

April 28, 2024

Better Cotton has addressed the findings of an independent audit regarding allegations concerning cotton production in Brazil’s Matopiba region, as well as outlined steps taken in response to these concerns. The allegations, initially raised by Earthsight, a non-profit organization, pertain to

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Indian Cotton Exports Soar 137% Between October & March

Textile Insights April 27, 2024

India’s cotton exports during the October-March period of the 2023-24 season have soared significantly by 137 percent to 18 lakh bales as against just 7.59 lakh bales in the similar six-month period last season. This was informed by the Cotton Association of India (CAI) in its latest estimates report. India’s cotton exports for the 2022-23 […]

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India To Launch Revamped Cotton Technology Mission

Textile Insights April 26, 2024

The Union Textiles Ministry is gearing up to launch a revamped Cotton Technology Mission aimed at improving the quality and output of India’s cotton by adopting best practices. “The goal is to position India as a prime destination for textile sourcing and foreign investment,” two people aware of the matter said. “This mission is designed […]

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Sourcery Expands Provisional Partnership Programme To Transform Cotton Trade

April 19, 2024

Sourcery announces the expansion of its Provisional Partnership Programme, extending invitations to ten denim mills, manufacturers, and verticals from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Turkey, and Italy. This initiative, successful in India and Pakistan, offers Provisional Direct-to-Grower™ Manufacturer Partners the opportunity to engage in a “test-drive” of

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USDA Forecasts Aussie Cotton Crop At 5mn Bales In 2023-24

Textile Insights April 18, 2024

Australia’s cotton production in the current season is forecast to rise by 200,000 bales to reach 5 million bales in the 2024-2025 cotton season, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its report The Aussie cotton crops are likely to benefit from average rainfall during the southern hemisphere winter and spring and the area […]

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Chinese Research On Cotton Crop Resistance To Adverse Climates

Textile Insights April 18, 2024

The Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences will invest Yuan 15 million to develop cotton crops, which will cope with adversities such as pests, high and low temperatures, droughts, etc. The academy will introduce biological technologies such as genetic engineering to develop and introduce excellent genes into cotton crops to improve their resistance to various

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Indian Cotton Rates Fall At Slower Pace Versus Global Prices

Textile Insights April 15, 2024

Global cotton prices fell in the last few weeks. Correspondingly, Indian cotton prices too dipped but albeit at a slower pace. The May cotton futures contract on ICE, which touched a high of 101.80 cents per pound on February 28 had eased to 83 cents per pound in the second week of April or down […]

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Chinese Cotton Planting Acreage To Decrease 1.5% In 2024

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

The China Cotton Association conducted the second phase of the 2024 cotton planting intention survey among a total of 1,997 designated farmers in 10 provinces and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The survey results show that the country’s intended cotton planting area in 2024 is 41.12 million acres, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5 percent, the same […]

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Brazilian Institute Developing Bio-Pesticides For Cotton Crop

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

The Instituto Senai de Tecnologia (IST) in Brazil has partnered the Instituto Mato-grossense do Algodão (Ima-MT) to develop bio-pesticides which can be used for biological control of cotton crops. The project named Agrobio-MT will contribute to integrated pest management through bio-pesticides for producing sustainable cotton, at a lower cost and less dependent on chemical

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Mills Are Buying Cotton But Need Uptick In Demand: Dr Ramkumar

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

On April 2, 2024, about 350 people gathered in Lubbock for the 67th annual meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG). PCG’s President Martin Stoerner opened the meeting stating the last two years have been tough for the producers, but the industry is resilient and hopes for a better 2024. The recent USDA’s Prospective Planting […]