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Better Cotton Programme To Support Chad Farmers

Textile Insights November 23, 2023

Cotontchad, a Chad based aggregator and exporter of cotton convened a multi-stakeholder event in Chad to explore the potential for a Better Cotton Programme. Better Cotton, Cotontchad, and IDH gathered key stakeholders from Chad’s cotton industry in the country’s capital, N’Djamena, to discuss

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Australia Can Export 50,000 Tons Tariff Free Cotton To India

Textile Insights November 23, 2023

50,000 tons of Australian cotton can now be exported to India at zero percent import duty as against the 11 percent import duty imposed by the Indian government. This move is expected to encourage Australian apparel brands who wish to manufacture garments in India, using Australian cotton. Last week, a delegation made up of Cotton […]

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CAI Reduces 2023-24 Cotton Pressing Forecast By 1 Lakh Bales

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

In its October estimate, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) has reduced its cotton pressing estimate for the 2023-24 crop season by 1 lakh bales to 294.10 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. The October forecast is down from its previous estimate of 295.10 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. The total supply for the […]

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Better Cotton To Support 200,000 Farmers In Côte d’Ivoire

Textile Insights November 20, 2023

Better Cotton has started a new programme in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire and committed to support 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in its first five years. The new field-level programme will offer training and resources to farming communities across the country, a first step towards helping them produce more sustainable cotton. The Professional […]

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USDA Slightly Hikes 2023-24 Cotton Production To 13.5mn Bales

Textile Insights November 15, 2023

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slightly increased its 2023-24 cotton production outlook to 13.5 million bales in its November report. This has been done as higher production in Afghanistan, Argentina, the United States, and Paraguay more than offset lower crops in Spain and Mexico. Production is forecast at a record for Afghanistan […]

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2023-24 Global Cotton Reserves To Be Highest In 83 Years

Textile Insights November 8, 2023

The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has forecast that global cotton reserves in the 2023-24 season will be the highest ever projected in the 83-year history of ICAC data collection. With global production in 2023-24 projected to increase by 3 percent to 25.41 million tons and consumption projected to decrease by 0.43 percent to 23.35 […]

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Pakistan Cotton Arrivals Higher By 82% Till October 31

Textile Insights November 4, 2023

Cotton arrivals in Pakistan ginning factories till October 31 were 82 percent higher than the production of the cotton crop for the same period in the previous season. Data released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) revealed that around 6.8 million cotton bales arrived at the ginning factories till Oct 31 percent, which is […]

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Brazil Seeks 100,000 Tons Duty Free Cotton Exports To India

Textile Insights November 3, 2023

A team of Brazilian government officials and cotton farmers is visiting India to request and negotiate a 100,000 metric tons import duty free quota of Brazilian cotton to India. This was informed in a statement released by the Brazilian Cotton Farmers Association (ABRAPA) earlier this week. ABRAPA added in the statement that the visit would […]

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Better Cotton Unveils First-Of-Its-Kind Traceability Solution

Textile Insights November 3, 2023

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative launched a first-of-its-kind traceability solution for the fashion and textile sectors. The solution has been developed over three years and will provide visibility of cotton’s journey through the supply chain by logging stakeholder input on the Better Cotton Platform. The organisation has worked closely

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India To Witness Lowest Cotton Production In 15 Years

Textile Insights November 1, 2023

In its first estimate of cotton crop output for the 2023-24 season, which began in October, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) has pegged it at 29.5 million bales of 170 kg each, the lowest in 15 years. These estimates are below that of the Indian agriculture ministry’s estimate of 31.6 million bales and also […]