Wisdom Cotton

Contradictory behaviours within the textile value chain have left cotton yarn traders and buyers clueless. Cotton prices remained steady in Mumbai and Tiruppur today amid poor buying from the weaving industry. Demand from weaving and garment industries was weak, so yarn prices failed to find support. But cotton prices are rising amid limited arrival.  Mumbai […]

Cotton yarn prices in Ludhiana declined by ₹5 per kg today despite an increase in cotton prices. Traders said that poor demand from end users is not offering any support to the textile value chain. However, cotton yarn prices remained stable in Delhi. Panipat’s recycled yarn market also faced poor demand as well as a

India’s cotton prices rose by 2-3 per cent in the last one week. November is considered as peak arrival month, however traders and spinning mills are clueless about market direction as the accuracy of cotton arrival estimates is debatable. Traders said that buyers are waiting for arrival, but farmers will bring the crop to the

Cotton yarn prices in north India partially lost previous gains today as buyers were not willing to buy yarn at higher prices. Delhi did not see any price rise. Demand from weaving industry improved but end users continued to stay away from the market. Prices of recycled yarn in Panipat remained steady, but cotton comber

The outlook for cotton is cautionary for the rest of 2022 after a volatile first half, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) says in its latest price projection on the fiber. It couldn’t have been more prescient with its call.  Last week, cotton on ICE Futures US rose almost 21% for its biggest week in 12 years.

Polyester-cotton (PC) and poly spun yarn prices rose in the domestic market today as demand improved slightly amid better market sentiments. According to the traders, the upward trend in the cotton value chain was, in turn, supported by PC and poly spun yarn, which increased by ₹3-5 per kg in Ludhiana and Surat. Reliance Industries

As the government introduces genetically modified (GM) mustard in the country, debate still rages on a similarly modified variety of cotton introduced 20 years back. In 2002, Bt cotton from Monsanto was introduced in India and now forms 90 percent of the total cotton crop area in the country. During this period, India has gone to

To increase India’s cotton productivity, supply of good quality seeds is the need of the hour and requires some concrete action from related ministries on a war footing, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said. He also stressed the need to introduce advanced technologies related to high-yielding cotton seeds and innovative agronomy, such as high-density planting

South India’s cotton yarn prices witnessed a mixed trend today. Prices of various varieties and counts increased in Mumbai but remained steady in Tiruppur. Traders said that the demand improved in the last week as costlier cotton encouraged buyers. However, they were not ready to pay any price. Next few weeks will be crucial for

Prices of cotton yarn fell by Rs 20 per kilogram in all categories when compared to October. Experts listed a number of reasons for the same, including falling prices of cotton candy and low demand for yarn in the garment industry. They added that another reason is reluctance by garment units in Tiruppur to take