Cotton

Indian Cotton – Towards Composite Economics

December 12, 2023

All-round growth can happen only if cotton is looked at holistically as fibre, food, feed, fodder and also fuel, says Suresh Kotak, Chairman, Textile Advisory Group. Kotak was speaking at the 81st Plenary Session of International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) held from 2nd to 5th December,

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Storm May Affect 15-20% Of Greek Cotton Crop

Textile Insights September 22, 2023

A storm which hit Greece in the first week of September may have affected 70 percent of the cotton crop in Thessaly. Thessaly is the main Greek cotton growing hub and in turn, this impact may reduce the country’s total production by 15-20 percent. This was informed by a senior researcher Dr Mohammed Darawsheh working […]

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ELS Cotton: The Short Haul To Increase Farmers’ Incomes!

September 20, 2023

Many of us in India may not know that India tops the world in the production of cotton fibre in terms of quantity. Fewer people know that the world’s best cotton fibre ‘Suvin’ is produced in Tamil Nadu. ‘Suvin’ is a domestically nurtured cotton variety that has been recognized as the world’s best extra-long staple […]

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Pakistani Cotton Arrivals Soars 97.5% Till Aug 31

Textile Insights September 5, 2023

Cotton arrivals in Pakistan soared 97.5 percent from a year ago period as on August 31, 2023 to total 3.04 million bales as against 1.53 million bales in the same period last year. “Pakistan is expecting a bumper cotton output and production may reach the target of 12 million bales in 2023-24,” data from Pakistan […]

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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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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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Global Cotton Output Slightly Higher In 2023-24

Textile Insights June 21, 2023

Global cotton production in cotton year 2023-24 is forecast at 116.7 million bales (1 bale = 480 pounds), 400,000 bales or slightly higher from the previous cotton year and which had the largest crop in four years. According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics, the higher production is forecast for most of the […]

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Global Cotton Trade To Grow 16% in 2023-2024

Textile Insights June 19, 2023

Global trade in raw cotton is expected to grow 16% year on year, to 43.8 million bales (1 bale = 480 pounds) in the 12 month period ending July 2024, as against the same period ending July 2023. According to a latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, this hike in cotton trade in 2023-2024 […]