Cotton, climate, and the next chapter of fashion sourcing
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Niño Watch, signalling a high likelihood that the cyclical weather phenomenon will…
Cotton
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USDA’s Cotton Plan Is Really About the Fibre Wars
The USDA’s just-announced Great American Cotton Plan reads at first like a routine farm support announcement. The familiar pieces are…
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Indonesia protects domestic textile sector from cotton import surge
The Indonesian government's new policy, which was signed on 22 December, aims to implement safeguard measures when a rise in…
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India waives customs duty on cotton imports to support textile sector
This waiver includes the elimination of a 5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD), a 5% Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC),…
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Cotton snoozes as the market churns
The cotton market seems to be napping. World prices, tracked by the Cotlook A Index, stayed around 78 cents a…
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Fast fashion backlash sparks fresh opportunity for US cotton
A new report outlines the mounting problem of textile waste and microplastics from man-made fibres, but argues the "renewed emphasis"…
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Explainer: What is fashion actually costing the earth?
The aim of the UNCCD report is to encourage the industry to consider how its fibre choices are impacting the…
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CottonConnect reports 47% rise in profits for farmers in 2023
The Impact Report 2023 outlines the results of programmes in the cotton production year 2022-23, during which CottonConnect said it…
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US Cotton Trust Protocol now represents 23% of US cotton acreage
The US Cotton Trust Protocol, which is a standard for sustainably grown cotton, reported continued progress across all six metrics…
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What the crystal ball tells us about cotton in 2024
Common sense suggests that cotton demand would pick up when prices are down, except in 2023 and potentially 2024 demand…
