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Better Cotton Expands Egyptian Reach By Partnering CEA

Textile Insights July 25, 2023

Better Cotton and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) have announced a new strategic partnership to expand the Better Cotton program in Egypt. This collaboration aims to further enhance the sustainability and quality of Egyptian cotton production while ensuring fair working conditions for farmers,

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Chinese Agri Ministry Reduces Projection For Cotton Imports

Textile Insights July 24, 2023

Although there are expectations of a lower cotton crop in the 2023-24 cotton season, the Agriculture Ministry of China still reduced its projection for cotton imports on expectations of weaker demand from textile mills. The Agriculture Ministry of China, which is the largest cotton producer in the world, in a statement has also urged its […]

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GOTS Certified Facilities Increase 10% In 2022

Textile Insights July 22, 2023

In the two decades since its inception, Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) has expanded its reach and impact in 2022. This has resulted in a 10 percent year on year increase in certified facilities totaling to 13,549 facilities across 84 countries, through 24 GOTS-approved Certification Bodies. In 2022, the organisation hosted the inaugural GOTS Conference […]

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Pakistan To Harvest Highest Cotton Crop In Ten Years

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Farmers in Gujarat have sown cotton in 2.52 million hectares till mid-July, up 8 percent, when compared with the earlier three year average. “The cotton sowing area figure for this year is also higher when compared with the same time last year, when it stood at 2.31 million hectares,” government data informed. The higher cotton […]

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Gujarat Cotton Crop Sowing Up 8% Till Mid-July

Textile Insights July 21, 2023

Farmers in Gujarat have sown cotton in 2.52 million hectares till mid-July, up 8 percent, when compared with the earlier three year average. “The cotton sowing area figure for this year is also higher when compared with the same time last year, when it stood at 2.31 million hectares,” government data informed. The higher cotton […]

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Cotton – The Lifeline Of India

July 19, 2023

Although in the past two decades man-made fibre has progressed and even gained a larger share in the total annual global consumption of fibre, the rising interest in sustainability is bringing cotton back into the forefront as the most popular fibre, says Dr. P. Alli Rani In this competitive world, every country aspires to become […]

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Better Cotton Signs UNECE Sustainability Pledge

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

Better Cotton has signed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Sustainability Pledge, ahead of the launch of its Traceability Solution at the end of 2023. The Sustainability Pledge is an open-source suite of policy recommendations, guidelines and standards that enable industry to authenticate their sustainability claims. The aim of the Pledge is to […]

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USDA Projects Global Cotton Trade To Rise 16% High In 2023-24

July 15, 2023

The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton projections for 2023-24 (August–July) indicate an increase in global trade to nearly 43.8 million bales, 16% above 2022-23 and the second highest since 2012-13. Record cotton trade of 48.9 million bales occurred in 2020-21. The leading cotton exporters are the United States and Brazil, where projected exports […]

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CAI Projects Indian Cotton Crop At 311.18 Lakh Bales

Textile Insights July 14, 2023

Cotton Association of India (CAI) revised upwards, India’s cotton production at 311.18 lakh bales (1 bale=170 kg) for cotton year 2022-23 in its estimates arrived in June 2023. In its estimates arrived at in May 2023, the trade body had estimated Indian cotton crop at 298.35 lakh bales. Overall cotton supply for the current season […]

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Indonesia’s Cotton Consumption Collapses In 2022-23

July 14, 2023

As per U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in 2022-23, Indonesia’s cotton consumption is projected at the lowest level in over 30 years at 1.6 million bales, down 1.0 million from the previous year. This projected level is lower than the COVID-19 period and nearly 2.0 million below the record witnessed 5 years ago. Plunging yarn […]