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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,...

Brazil’s cotton exports surge to March record, but lower 2026 crop signals tighter supply ahead

Cotton
Record March shipments strengthened Brazil’s position in global cotton trade, but a smaller new crop could begin to tighten...

Pakistan opens door to hybrid cottonseed imports, but trial-only rules delay any immediate relief

Cotton
Islamabad has finally allowed hybrid cottonseed imports, yet the decision is structured so cautiously — and has come so...

Pakistan sets cotton target at 9.64 million bales, but revival still looks distant

Cotton
Islamabad has raised its cotton ambition for the 2026–27 Kharif season, yet the gap between official targets and field...

Pakistan’s cotton cess deadlock is starving research, just as revival plans intensify

Cotton
More than a decade after a formula for higher cotton cess was approved, the levy remains stuck at Rs50...

Global production expected to decline in 2026/27 as policy shifts and weak demand reshape trade

Cotton
Washington, DC — Early projections for the 2026/27 season indicate that global cotton lint production will decline by 4% to...

Higher cotton prices lift US planting intentions, but drought may blunt the gain

Cotton
American farmers plan to sow more cotton this spring, yet the real test will be how much survives drought...
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