Cotton

Indian Cotton Rates Fall At Slower Pace Versus Global Prices

Textile Insights April 15, 2024

Global cotton prices fell in the last few weeks. Correspondingly, Indian cotton prices too dipped but albeit at a slower pace. The May cotton futures contract on ICE, which touched a high of 101.80 cents per pound on February 28 had eased to 83 cents per pound in the second week of April or

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Chinese Cotton Planting Acreage To Decrease 1.5% In 2024

Textile Insights April 11, 2024

The China Cotton Association conducted the second phase of the 2024 cotton planting intention survey among a total of 1,997 designated farmers in 10 provinces and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The survey results show that the country’s intended cotton planting area in 2024 is 41.12 million acres, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5 percent, the same […]

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Brazilian Institute Developing Bio-Pesticides For Cotton Crop

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

The Instituto Senai de Tecnologia (IST) in Brazil has partnered the Instituto Mato-grossense do Algodão (Ima-MT) to develop bio-pesticides which can be used for biological control of cotton crops. The project named Agrobio-MT will contribute to integrated pest management through bio-pesticides for producing sustainable cotton, at a lower cost and less dependent on chemical

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Mills Are Buying Cotton But Need Uptick In Demand: Dr Ramkumar

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

On April 2, 2024, about 350 people gathered in Lubbock for the 67th annual meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG). PCG’s President Martin Stoerner opened the meeting stating the last two years have been tough for the producers, but the industry is resilient and hopes for a better 2024. The recent USDA’s Prospective Planting […]

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400 Delegates From 40 Countries Attend Bremen Cotton Conference

Textile Insights April 8, 2024

Around 400 delegates from almost 40 countries attended the 37th International Cotton Conference Bremen which was held from March 20 to 22. On site and online, attendees were able to attend eleven sessions with almost 70 speakers and find out about the latest research findings and innovative practical applications in the cotton industry. Lively presentations […]

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Turkey Emerging As Fifth Largest Cotton Exporter In 2023-24

Textile Insights April 6, 2024

Turkey is going to emerge as the fifth largest exporter as well as consumer of cotton in cotton marketing year 2023-24. According to a latest United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, Turkish cotton exports have doubled in the past two years to the highest level in nearly 50 years. This is mainly because domestic […]

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Cotton Area In Brazil’s Biggest Cotton Producing State Up 16.8%

Textile Insights April 4, 2024

Cotton acreage in Mato Grosso, the biggest cotton producing state in Brazil has been projected at 1.41 million hectares in the 2023-24 cotton season, up 16.84 percent compared to the earlier season. “This increase was driven by the fibre’s greater competitiveness in relation to other crops, especially corn,” Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics said […]

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Increase In Acreage To Boost Cotton Production In Myanmar

Textile Insights April 1, 2024

A total of 612,712 acres of cotton would be sown in Myanmar in the 2024-25 fiscal across 19 cotton plantation zones in six states and regions as against 576,324 acres in the earlier fiscal. “This cotton acreage would be increased gradually to reach 747,000 acres by fiscal 2027-28,” Mynamar’s Union Minister for Agriculture U Min […]

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Brazilian Cotton To Be Promoted In India & Other Countries

Textile Insights March 27, 2024

Following the success of visits to Indonesia and Bangladesh to promote Brazilian cotton, the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) is now planning such visits to more countries. More such visits are on the agenda aimed at promoting Brazilian cotton around the world, which include India, Thailand, China, Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, the EU and […]

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Kenya’s Polytechnic College To Commission Its Own Textile Mill

Textile Insights March 12, 2024

A textile factory is construction at the Kisumu National Polytechnic in Kenya which will develop skills and competencies to drive growth in the sector. Kisumu National Polytechnic is now the only institution in the country with a learning industry. Learners will have hands-on training to prepare them for the job market. The textile technology factory […]