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Global cotton trade poised for recovery as India and China drive import demand

Cotton
Washington, DC — The July 2026 issue of Cotton This Month highlights a changing global cotton market, with consumption and...

USDA cotton plan uses trade preferences to rebuild fibre demand

Cotton
Washington links domestic support with export incentives, but U.S. cotton must still win on cost, quality and delivery. The Trump...

Better Cotton Initiative conference 2027 heads to Marrakech with strong focus on farmers

Events
Registration is now open for the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Conference 2027, set to take place in Marrakech, Morocco,...

India’s cotton duty waiver gives spinners access, but not a broad cost advantage

Cotton
The 11% duty suspension removes a tariff barrier, but currency, freight and low domestic cotton prices make imports a...

APTMA urges cotton exchange reopening as legal dispute disrupts Pakistan’s cotton infrastructure

Cotton
The dispute over Karachi’s Cotton Exchange has moved beyond a property question: it now affects price discovery, fibre-quality testing...

Pakistan cotton prices slide as budget relief fails to materialise

Cotton
The post-budget fall in lint, phutti and seed prices exposes a deeper policy failure: Pakistan’s cotton chain is being...

Organic cotton summit puts farmer risk at the centre of scaling debate

Fibres
The Istanbul meeting made a clear point for brands and suppliers: organic cotton cannot scale reliably if farmers carry...

UGA and Clemson Target Naturally Colored Cotton to Cut Dyeing Impacts

Fibres
If commercialized, cotton with built-in color could shift part of textile sustainability from dyehouses back to the crop itself. Researchers...

USDA’s cotton plan targets farm losses, domestic mills and synthetic-fiber competition

Cotton
The Great American Cotton Plan links farm support, textile manufacturing, export promotion and “natural fiber” marketing into one policy...

Cotton Incorporated releases new U.S. Cotton LCA based on 753 growers

Cotton
The study gives brands a more transparent baseline for cotton sourcing, but also shows why methodology matters as much...

Heatwave puts Pakistan’s early cotton crop at risk as temperatures near 50°C

Cotton
Punjab and Sindh cotton growers have been advised to protect flowering and boll-forming crops as extreme heat threatens yield,...

APTMA warns Punjab cess could raise export costs and hurt textile competitiveness

Cotton
The textile body says the 0.90% infrastructure levy risks becoming a cascading cost on Punjab-based exporters already facing weak...

Afghan cotton traders seek Uzbek market as legal-crop strategy gains urgency

Trade
The Tashkent talks link cotton trade, rural income and narcotics reduction—but Afghanistan’s competitiveness will depend on quality, certification and...

BTMA and CottonConnect move to build Bangladesh’s local cotton supply chain

Cotton
The MoU targets a small but strategically important gap in Bangladesh’s textile model: high cotton import dependence and limited...

Pakistan textile mills warn cotton revival delay could raise import bill

Cotton
APTMA says slow implementation of approved cotton-sector reforms risks deepening Pakistan’s dependence on imported fibre just as the new...

China projected to increase production, yields, and imports in 2026/27

Cotton
Washington, DC — World cotton production in the 2026/27 season is projected at 25.9 million tonnes, exceeding global consumption...

Cottonseed biochar could help cotton farming cut diesel dependence

Cotton
New research suggests cottonseed byproducts can be converted into biodiesel, biochar and syngas in a circular process that may...

Levi’s backs regenerative cotton push in Pakistan’s Punjab belt

Cotton
The three-year initiative moves cotton sustainability from farm-level compliance toward landscape restoration, water productivity and farmer resilience. Levi Strauss &...

Under Armour joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol with traceable cotton pilot in Freedom collection

Sustainability
The move gives the sportswear brand access to verified farm-level environmental data and signals how traceability is becoming a...

83rd Plenary Meeting: Uniting the cotton and textile value chain for a sustainable future

Cotton
Washington, DC — The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) held its 83rd Plenary Meeting in Bremen, Germany, on March 23-24,...
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