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ITC Efforts Help African Cotton in the Marketplace
African countries have traditionally focused on production rather than the market. Market linkages toward Europe were secured by Western (often…
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Egyptian Cotton a Target for Cotton Identity Theft
In recent years, the world economy has suffered from cotton identity theft, primarily Egyptian cotton and U.S. Supima extra long…
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Water Security and Access Are the Key Issues
Since Australia’s early days of cotton cultivation, not yet half a century past, there has been enormous change as growers…
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Moving toward Higher Prices and Better Quality
Although yarn prices have not increased in step with fiber prices so far, it remains to be seen whether they…
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Spinning Efficiency Requires High Spinnability Cotton
On behalf of both the spinner and cotton trader sectors in Japan, I would like to make four proposals regarding…
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Ability to Adapt Gives Brazilian Growers an Edge
When I received the invitation to write this article, my first decision was to wait until the last moment because…
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An Increase in Production Will Solve Many Problems
If someone had asked me a year ago whether cotton as a commodity could be termed as volatile or fairly…
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Brazilian Textile Consumption to Increase 50 Percent
Brazil has a strong and diversified textile and apparel industry, mixed with a strong creative sector. There are almost 100…
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Exploding Demand Draws Merchants’ Attention
Bangladesh, despite being one of the world’s smallest countries, is on the verge of becoming one of its biggest importers…
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Vertical Integration Offers a Range of Synergies
Cotton International’s theme for this year’s Annual edition, “A Whole New Game,” is a very apt description of the changes…