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Traces of Xinjiang Uygur Cotton Found In US Apparel Imports

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

US Customs has detected links to cotton grown in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in 28 percent of all tests done on apparel and shoes imported from China. Under an act enacted in 2022, the US banned import of garments produced from cotton grown in the Xinjiang Uygur region, over

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QCO On Cotton Put Off By A Year By Textiles Ministry

Textile Insights August 31, 2023

“The Textiles Ministry has put off implementing the Quality Control Order (QCO) on cotton bales for a year, following protests and stiff opposition from Vidharbha based cotton ginners. “The implementation of QCO on cotton also called BIS on cotton bales has been extended till August 27, 2024” ToI reported. The Textiles Ministry had approved the […]

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CITI CDRA Empowers Cotton Farmers in Maharashtra Through Workshop

August 30, 2023

A significant workshop was conducted by CITI CDRA on August 24, 2023, dedicated to the HDPS pilot project for cotton cultivation. Held at KVK Selsura in Wardha district, Maharashtra, the event aimed to enhance the knowledge and practices of special cotton project farmers for the upcoming year, 2023-24. The workshop drew the participation of 120 […]

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Cotton Cultivation Up In Gujarat, But Down Across India

Textile Insights August 29, 2023

Reports indicate that cotton cultivation in Gujarat has increased by 5 percent to 26.79 lakh hectares in the 2023-24 cotton season. However, there are apprehensions of Indian cotton production declining in the new cotton season as cotton sowing has reduced all over India. “Cotton cultivation across India decreased 1.81 percent over the previous season to […]

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2023 Cotton Output Forecast To Decline In China

Textile Insights August 28, 2023

Chinese cotton production is forecast to decline in the current cotton season, primarily in its main cotton growing region of Xinjiang Uygur, due to the impact of the US import ban and also diversion to other food crops. Cotton output may drop by 10 percent in China, amid a food security drive and also due […]

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Indo Count & Partech Partner To Develop Non-GMO Cotton Seeds

Textile Insights August 26, 2023

Indo Count Industries and Partech Seeds are partnering to pave the way for a groundbreaking collaboration in the research and development of innovative cotton seed varieties. This partnership aims to propel the cotton farming industry forward by creating non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) seeds with enhanced yield, higher staple length, and improved crop

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SIMA Contests CAI Cotton Crop Forecast Of 311 Lakh Bales

Textile Insights August 23, 2023

Coimbatore based Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has contested the estimates of Cotton Association of India (CAI) which forecast a cotton crop of 311 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) for the 2022-2023 cotton season. The Chairman of SIMA, Ravi Sam has urged the CAI to avoid digressing from the forecast made by the Committee […]

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Bangladesh Introduces GM Cotton Offering Higher Yields

Textile Insights August 23, 2023

With a goal to enhance cotton yields and reduce import dependence, Bangladesh has introduced two varieties of genetically modified (GM) cotton in the country. The GM cotton has genetic traits called Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt) that effectively fights bollworm, a caterpillar which is mainly responsible for infecting and damaging standing cotton crops. “Bangladesh produces

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Top Officials To Oversee Punjab Cotton Pink Bollworm Attack

Textile Insights August 22, 2023

Punjab has deployed senior officials following reports of Pink Bollworm infecting the standing cotton crop in the state. Pink Bollworm has been reported from various districts like Muktsar, Bathinda, Fazilka and Mansa, which are the main cotton growing regions in the state. And since the next 15 days are very crucial for growth of the […]

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CmiA Verified Cotton Output Jumps By 80,000 Tons In 2022

Textile Insights August 18, 2023

Around 240,000 tons of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) cotton was processed in 2022, or 80,000 tons more over the previous year. According to Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), 890 million textile products were also brought to market under the CmiA label, by various CmiA licensing brand partners in 2022. This helped generate licensing revenues […]