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WTO & FIFA Call For Strengthening African Cotton Value Chain

Textile Insights February 27, 2024

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveiled the ‘Partenariat pour le Coton’, a new brand aimed at strengthening the WTO-FIFA cotton partnership and supporting African countries’ participation in cotton value chains. They also called on the public and

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C4 Seeks End To Subsidies In Other Cotton Producing Countries

Textile Insights February 27, 2024

Cotton producing countries of Africa called on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to find a solution to cotton trade distortion caused by other countries. Four cotton producing countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad, named the C4, called for an end to cotton subsidies being given to farmers in the US, India and China as […]

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CAI January Cotton Output Estimates Unchanged From December

Textile Insights February 22, 2024

In its January 2024 estimates, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) has kept its cotton production as well as consumption in the 2023-24 cotton season unchanged as against its forecast in December 2023. In its January report, CAI has projected cotton output at 294.10 lakh bales of 170 kg each and domestic consumption at 311 […]

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India Withdraws 11% Import Duty On Extra Long Staple Cotton

Textile Insights February 22, 2024

The Indian Commerce Ministry through a notification has removed import duty on imports of extra long staple (ELS) cotton, which has length exceeding 32mm. The government has however retained import duty of 11 percent on short staple cotton. Various textile mills associations were lobbying since a long time for removal of the duty on cotton […]

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Cotton Made In Africa Inks Partnership With Avon

Textile Insights February 21, 2024

Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) has inked a partnership with Avon, a first in the cosmetics sector, which is part of Brazil-based Natura & Co, one of the world’s largest cosmetics groups. In addition to using sustainably produced raw materials, Avon aims to achieve certification and traceability and to address both environmental and social aspects […]

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High Price Bids For CCI Cotton Irks South Indian Textile Mills

Textile Insights February 19, 2024

The President of the AP Textile Mills Association Koti Rao has alleged that the price of cotton sold by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) went up to Rs 62,000 a candy of 356 kg each. “A few people have hiked the prices when they bid for cotton sold by the CCI. But the viable […]

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Aussie Trade Body Pitches For Australian Cotton Mark On Apparel

Textile Insights February 17, 2024

Aussie cotton trade body Cotton Australia is pushing brands and retailers to apply and display the Australian Cotton mark on their products, from underwear to socks, towels, sheets and clothing. Cotton Australia said that there has been an increase in retailers and brands applying to use its Australian cotton mark and so Aussie shoppers will see […]

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Electric Robot Harvester Can Help Boost Cotton Yields By 20%

Textile Insights February 15, 2024

A new field robot named Afara and developed by a Turkish cotton farmer is fully electric, fully autonomous, and could help cotton yields jump between 5 and 20 percent. Afara’s inventor said that between 5 to 20 percent of cotton is left on the plants after the conventional self-propelled harvesters have left the field. Due […]

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Mexico’s Cotton Consumption Faces Challenges Amidst Global Competition

February 13, 2024

In the 2023-24 season, Mexico’s cotton consumption is anticipated to hit a low of 1.6 million bales, marking the second-lowest level in nearly three decades. This downward trend is attributed to intense competition from Chinese textile imports, macroeconomic factors and reduced demand for cotton products from both U.S. and domestic consumers. Over the past five […]

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US Textile Mills Cotton Use In 2023-24 To Be Lower Than 1885

Textile Insights February 13, 2024

US textile mills will consume just 1.74 million bales in the 2023-24 marketing year that ends in July, the lowest since 1885, which is one year before the Statue of Liberty was installed. “The US textile mills consumption figure is nearly 15 percent lower than the earlier marketing and even lower than the forecast of […]