It was a shortened trading week due to the Christmas holiday, and ICE cotton futures started the week non eventful, but finished it with three digit gains. The H4 contract topped over 85 cents and reached a two and a half month high during ...
Tags: Cotton Futures, Textile
Till date nearly 1 crore bales have arrived in the market and approximately 2.75 crore bales are yet to arrive in the Indian market. Mills and exporters are cautiously procuring cotton considering the financial tightness in the market. ...
Tags: Cotton Buying, Rupee Depreciation
Instead of our regular look at the most read stories on just-style during the week, we thought a fitting end to the year would be to take a look at the top stories on just-style in 2013. Garment factory disasters, strikes, safety ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Subdued buying activities were noted in market across India. Daily all India kappas arrivals crossed 1,80,000 bales and the monsoon in Andhra Pradesh is reflecting on prices of cotton. Mills are going hand to mouth and constantly observing ...
Tags: Indian, Textile, Cotton Prices
The China National Cotton Reserves Corporation (CNCRC) has started releasing cotton from the state reserves. The floor price has been fixed at 18,000 yuan per ton for standard grade of cotton, and the first released reserves were ...
Tags: Cotton, State Reserves
Australia is projected to have the world’s highest cotton yield at 2,107 kg per hectare during the 2013-14 season beginning August 1, 2013, according to the latest report ‘Cotton: World Markets and Trade’, released by the ...
Tags: Cotton Yield, Apparel
The results of the elections for the International Cotton Association’s (ICA) leadership team have been announced at the Association’s Annual General Meeting, which was held during its recent ‘Liverpool 2013’ trade ...
Tags: Mohit Shah, ICA President
ICE cotton settled slightly lower this week, closing at 83.11 basis Z3. Growing cert stocks and lower YoY Chinese cotton imports in September prompted bearish headlines that, along with sagging technicals and ideas that the US crop may be ...
Cotton Australia and Cotton Incorporated announced a joint program to raise awareness of the responsible growing practices among cotton producers in Australia and the United States. Called Cotton LEADS, the program is aimed at textile ...
Tags: Cotton Initiative, Textile
The 72nd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) used its First Open Session to address what is likely the cotton industry's single greatest threat: synthetic fibers. The panel of expert speakers during the ...
Tags: Cotton Fibre, Textile
One hundred and twenty delegates from 16 different provinces and regions have successfully completed this year’s China Cotton Trade Training, which took place on 20-22 August in Wuxi, China. Developed specifically for the ...
Tags: Cotton Trade, Textile
World cotton production in 2013/14 is forecast at 116.4 million bales, 1.6 million bales below last month’s projection, which is mainly the result of forecast reductions for China and the United States. Prices favored alternative ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates for 2013/14 project world cotton stocks to reach a new record at 93.8 million bales, 7.4 million bales above the previous season. Stocks this season are expected to rise for the ...
Tags: World Cotton Stocks
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) South American debut took place in the VICUNHA showroom in São Paulo. A separate BCI corner was installed as a platform for documentaries and presentations, in order to introduce BCI to major South ...
Tags: Cotton Initiative, Textile
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections indicate that world 2013/14 cotton production is forecast at 118.0 million bales, a 3-percent decrease from a year ago due to less favorable market conditions. Production ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile