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Pakistan Cotton Arrivals Exceed Expectations In 2023

Textile Insights October 6, 2023

A milestone in Pakistan’s cotton sector was reached as cotton arrivals for the year 2023 exceeded expectations, demonstrating remarkable growth in cotton production. Cotton arrivals as of September 30, 2023, soared to an impressive 5.0 million bales, representing an astounding 71 percent

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Brazil To Export Historical Volume Of Cotton In 2023-24

Textile Insights October 5, 2023

Brazil could be exporting a historical volume of 2.5 million tons of cotton in the Brazilian cotton year beginning from July 2023 This would represent growth of more than one million tons compared to the total of 1.396 million tons of cotton exported in the 2022-23 cotton year. This was informed by Miguel Faus, President […]

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Primark Celebrates 10 Years Of Sustainable Cotton Programme

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Primark, CottonConnect, and RUDI celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme (PSCP) in Ahmedabad. The celebration was attended by 150 women farmers associated with the programme from across the state. Primark, CottonConnect and RUDI launched the PSCP in India in 2013 with 1,251 women farmers with the aim to understand and reduce […]

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Applications Open For Aussie Future Cotton Leaders Program

Textile Insights October 4, 2023

Cotton Australia has opened applications for the cotton industry’s premier entry-level leadership opportunity, the 2024 Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP). According to Cotton Australia, there are 15 spaces available for the best and brightest young minds dedicated to developing their leadership knowledge, skills and experience. Held every two years the AFCLP

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Better Cotton Launches New Strategic Partnership In Spain

Textile Insights October 2, 2023

Better Cotton has launched a new strategic partnership in Spain with Espalgodon and the regional government of Andalucia to kickstart the production of Better Cotton-equivalent cotton in Spain. Better Cotton has worked with the regional government of Andalucia to align its Integrated Production System (IPS) with the Better Cotton Standard System (BCSS). In practice, this

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CCI Organises 7th Annual Cotton Day in Jakarta

Textile Insights September 29, 2023

Nearly 400 Indonesian textile industry stakeholders attended the 7th annual Cotton Day in Jakarta, an event hosted by Cotton Council International (CCI) to celebrate the importance of US cotton to Indonesian mills and expand its usage. “The journey to a smart cotton future starts with US cotton fibre. US cotton’s sustainability, quality, transparency and innovation, […]

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Global Textile Executives To Partake In Cotton USA’s 42nd Tour

Textile Insights September 27, 2023

The 42nd Cotton USA Orientation Tour will be held from September 30 to October 7, in which textile manufacturing executives from 15 countries will visit the main cotton growing regions in the US The tour’s major objectives are to increase US cotton awareness on the various types and qualities of US cotton and help them […]

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Chinese Cotton Imports Plummet 37.1% Between Jan & Aug

Textile Insights September 26, 2023

China imported around 858,000 tons of cotton in the first eight months of 2023, down 37.1 percent from a year ago period. “In the 2022-23 cotton season, China imported around 1.425 million tons of cotton, also down 17.6 percent compared to the 2021-2022 season,” data of Chinese Customs informed. In the 2022-2023 cotton season, the […]

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Brazil Forecast To Become Biggest Cotton Exporter

Textile Insights September 25, 2023

Brazil may overtake the US and become the world’s biggest cotton exporter as Texas; the main cotton producing region in the US has been impacted by droughts and heat waves. If the US cotton crop continues to be impacted, Brazil can easily overtake the US and become the largest cotton exporter Brazil and the US […]

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Indian Cotton Production To Reach 340 Lakh Bales In 2023-24

Textile Insights September 25, 2023

In the 2023-24 cotton season, which begins from October 1. India’s cotton production is forecast to reach 330-340 lakh bales (I bale = 170 kg) J. Thulasidharan, President of the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF) said this at an annual general meeting of the ICF held in Coimbatore. Thulasidharan also informed that cotton cultivation in India […]