Nigerian Government has doled out N 54 billion to revive cotton farming and production in the country,Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Akinwumi Adeshina said while speaking at a cotton stakeholders'workshop in Kaduna,a state in ...
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In spite of being hit by heavy downpours and floods in parts of Punjab province,Pakistan's cotton production is expected to cross 15 million bales this season,Amanullah Qureshi,the outgoing Chairman of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners ...
Textile mills, either in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, do not seem to be scrambling to book cotton stocks in advance despite reports of a fall in cotton production in India and Pakistan, both major cotton producing countries. According ...
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This will sound like music to the ears of cotton importing countries like China, Bangladesh or Vietnam and also to exporters of the white gold from India. Leaders from opposing Indian lobbies – both the raw cotton and the ...
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India's cotton production for the current year is likely to decline by five percent from last year's 37.3 million bales of 170 kg each to 35.4 million bales, according to the estimates released by the cotton Association of India (CAI). ...
At present, bearish trend seems to be continuing in the long-term international cotton prices. The demand for cotton from textile mills is appearing only when there is a decline in cotton prices. In addition, the Government policies ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released their 2011 Organic Cotton Market Report to the public. The report, now in its sixth year, is compiled to share the ...
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Clariant announced that its Advanced Denim technology has been honored by two of the prestigious 2012 Innovation Awards organized by ICIS. ICIS Chemical Business magazine revealed the winners of the 2012 edition of its awards. Not only was ...
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Mozambique's cotton production is likely to double during the next eight years. Speaking at a session to unveil new cotton strategy, Mozambique Cotton Institute Director Norberto Mahalambe said the country's raw cotton output is seen ...
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World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported this month's 2012/13 U.S. cotton supply and demand estimates include slight revisions, resulting in an increase of 300,000 bales in ...
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Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has stated that given the importance of cotton for the textiles sector of the country, it is important to use technology as a tool for increasing cotton productivity. In a statement here, Mr. ...
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Representatives of the powerloom sector in India, especially from the southern state of Tamil Nadu have once again made a plea to bring cotton under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA). To press their demand for inclusion of cotton ...
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Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) informed that cotton in the United States is considered some of the least contaminated in the world market. To maintain that reputation, growers and ginners are encouraged to employ techniques that avoid foreign ...
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All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has issued clarification on the observations made by the honourable National Assembly's Standing on Commerce in its meeting held on October 4 in Islamabad. According to the spokesman, the ...
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Cotton producers will find an abundance of information aimed at increasing their profitability at the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences -- set for January 7-10 at the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk hotels in San Antonio, Texas. The ...
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