The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has planned to operate 343 procurement centres in 92 districts spread across 11 cotton growing states in the country, during the ongoing cotton season that began on October 1, 2014, Minister of State of ...
The company says the new balers are stronger, faster and compactly designed to make installation easier in environments with low ceiling heights. The new “Orwak Power” family of balers incorporates its unique Black Star ...
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All India seed cotton arrivals have picked up to approximately 100,000 bales per day and the quality is good in all the states, informs the fortnightly report from the Indian Cotton Federation. At the moment and there is not much of ...
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Global cotton prices which have plummeted in recent months, has triggered ‘Minimum Support Price’ measures from governments of large cotton producing countries, says ICAC. In 2013/14, the Cotlook A Index averaged 91 cents/lb, ...
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New York futures advanced this week, with December gaining 146 points to close at 64.50 cents/lb, while March moved up 114 points to close at 63.02 cents/lb. Persistent spec buying lifted the December contract to a high of 66.04 cents ...
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Led by a marginal decline in production in Gujarat, a cotton trade body has estimated India’s 2014-15 season cotton output at 405.50 bales (170 kg each) as against 407.25 bales in 2013-14 season. A news agency reported that as per ...
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New York cotton futures dropped precipitously this week, as December lost 346 points to close at 59.73 cents/lb, while March fell 353 points to close at 58.75 cents/lb. “The narrow five-week sideways trend ended abruptly on Monday ...
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Speakers at the recently held International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 73rd Plenary Meeting were of the opinion that, instrument testing of cotton lint will help farmers realise better prices and that it was imperative. This ...
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December lost 131 points to close at 63.19 cents/lb, while March dropped 74 points to close at 62.28 cents/lb, which pulled down New York cotton futures this week. “It was another uneventful week in the cotton market, as values ...
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Although US cotton exports started slowly compared to recent years, they are on track to reach the forecast of 10 million bales for 2014/15 cotton season, the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture ...
“The one biggest area within the cotton industry which holds the potential for improvement and efficiency is logistics,” said three speakers at the ICAC Plenary Meeting held in Greece. That was the takeaway message delivered ...
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British waste and recycling company, Business Waste, says that a spike in the theft of paper and cardboard meant for recycling is to be blamed on scrap thieves who are looking for soft targets. The company feels that increased security ...
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New York cotton futures moved sideways last week, as December dropped 52 points to close at 63.04 cents/lb, while March gained 17 points to close at 61.88 cents/lb. "The main feature this week was the drop in volatility, as the market is ...
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“Global cotton output in 2014/15 is estimated at 119.4 million bales, which is similar from the previous season, as higher area is offset by a lower global yield,” the USDA informs in its latest October report. The agency ...
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The latest USDA October report forecasts the US cotton crop for 2014 at nearly 16.3 million bales, down slightly from its last month’s forecast, but is 3.3 million bales or 26 percent above the 2013 production. According to the ...
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