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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

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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 […]

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Iconic ‘Seal Of Cotton’ Trademark Celebrates 50 Years

Textile Insights July 13, 2023

Cotton Incorporated is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ‘Seal of Cotton’ trademark this year, which is an iconic logo that transformed cotton from an agricultural commodity into a globally recognised symbol of natural comfort, trust, and sustainability. The ‘Seal of Cotton’ was unveiled in 1973 as a symbol of trust, quality, sustainability and reliability […]

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NCBA Estimates Higher Indian Cotton Crop In Current Season

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

India’s cotton crop in the October 2022 to September 2023 cotton season will be 329.72 lakh bales (1 bale=170kgs), as against 312 lakh bales last season, the National Cotton Brokers Association (NCBA) has estimated. “The estimate is based on arrivals until June-end and was finalised at a meeting held over Zoom,” the Hindu Businessline reported. […]

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Aussie Cotton Spins Export Success In Indonesia

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

Indonesia is becoming a growing market for Australian cotton as Australia’s competitively priced, high-quality cotton is stealing market share from the US and Brazil. Indonesia accounted for 12 percent of total raw cotton bales exported in the 2022 season, up from 9 percent in 2019, because Aussie cotton is well regarded in Indonesia for its […]

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CCI Launches COTTON USA Mill Performance Index™ At ITMA 2023

July 10, 2023

A Groundbreaking Mill Benchmarking Tool that Proves U.S. Cotton’s Superiority COTTON USA Mill Performance Index™: An essential new benchmarking tool for spinning mills was launched at ITMA 2023 that allows mills to evaluate their performance vis-à-vis others and definitively show the positive impact of US cotton. “The benchmarking capability of this tool from

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US Cotton Growers Invited To Become Climate Smart

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has invited US cotton farmers to join its five-year ‘Climate Smart Cotton Program’. The program aims to measure and improve the carbon footprint of the US cotton industry while building on the four pillars of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices. Participating growers will receive technical and financial support as well […]

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Partnership On Climate-Smart Rainfed Regenerative Cotton

Textile Insights June 30, 2023

Trimco Group, a developer of supply chain traceability, data management, and RFID solutions has collaborated with Raddis System on climate-smart rainfed regenerative cotton. The partnership aims to transform the textile supply chain into value networks from seed to finished product, with climate-smart rainfed regenerative cotton. The partnership aims to propel Trimco