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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Clarity on available cotton stocks is not anticipated until December and concerns remained regarding the volumes of high-grade cotton that will be produced. "The CIF Bremen index remained relatively stable during last week and inquiries ...
Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, said he was impressed with the level of investment the firm had made and asked for more investments into the economy. He described the paper packaging facility as unique and the first of ...
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USDA in its latest report warns that countries with policies that support prices above the world levels may in turn reduce their export competitiveness for both cotton and textiles, especially yarn and fabric. China’s new cotton ...
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As December declined 38 points to close at 63.56 cents/lb, while March shed 56 points to close at 61.71 cents/lb, New York cotton futures moved slightly lower this week. Another round of severe weather in the Delta and Southeast ...
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At the beginning of the reported week, the turnover in the German cotton market, developed as brisk as it had been the week before. Contracts were primarily closed for standard origins as well as for European varieties whose availability, ...
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Economists at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have downwardly revised their world trade growth estimate for 2015 to 4 percent from the previous estimate of 5.3 percent. For 2014 also, the WTO has reduced its world trade growth ...
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The CIF Bremen Index dropped considerably this week, influenced by movements of New York Cotton Futures. The latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report says basically good production conditions prevail in major cotton planting areas. In ...
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The general trend in the German cotton market remained unchanged during the week. Purchasers enjoyed closing contracts at potentially lower quotations of the new crop, the latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report reveals. Thus, industry and ...
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The number of inquiries increased slightly in the medium staple range in the German cotton market during the week and in contrast to last week, quotations remained relatively stable, a report from the Bremen Cotton Exchange reveals. ...
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The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most ...
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Following the slightly weakening quotations of the New York cotton futures, the CIF Bremen Index too followed suit, although the corresponding Euro prices remained stable due to a stronger dollar. In the local German market, the number ...
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After a short rise, the CIF Bremen Cotton Index stayed unchanged over the reported week, quite opposite to the NY cotton futures market. The price movement in NY cotton futures was supported by stable demand for US cotton, covering of ...
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Medical supply companies are reaching from Minnesota to West Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic. Maplewood, MN–based 3M Co.and St. Paul, MN–based Ecolab announced upcoming donations of millions of dollars worth of health ...
The CIF Bremen Cotton Index continued to move more or less sideways this week. Spinning mills were carefully watching the market development, but the uncertain price outlook kept many of them away from buying. This week, only a few ...
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