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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

Traceability helps consumers trace the lifecycle of a product starting from sourcing the raw materials to manufacturing, disposing and finally the recycling of the same. Transparency and traceability will play a major role in the years to come for the Indian textile industry to scale-up its capabilities to cater to the global brands in an

The TRICK project, coordinated by Italian luxurious clothing manufacturer Fratelli Piacenza, aims at providing a complete, affordable and standardised platform enabling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to collect and manage product data as well as access needed services on a dedicated, open business-to-business (B2B) marketplace in the European Union (EU). The platform will be demonstrated

Domestic cotton prices are likely to remain subdued over the third quarter of the current fiscal due to fresh arrival of cotton in the markets in cotton growing states. Compared to the previous season’s nearly 30.7 million bales (170 kg per bale), Cotton Association of India (CAI) has estimated an increase in cotton production by

North India’s cotton yarn prices were steady today as demand from downstream industry did not improve. A gloomy picture of future demand and fear of recession in Europe were the main causes of concern for the textile sector. Cotton yarn prices were stable in Ludhiana, Delhi and Panipat, and cotton prices remained unchanged after experiencing