Cotton Exports

Cotton Association of India

• Textile & Apparel Exports Experience 14% Decline

  Exports of textiles and clothing fell 13.9% in 2022-2023 compared to the previous year. Textiles and apparel accounted for 9.79% of total goods exports in 2021-2022, with $41.3 billion in exports. However, in 2022-2023, the segment recorded $35.5 billion in exports and accounted for only…

• Centre & State Approved Confined Trials of GM Cotton and Maize

  GM Cotton seed trial will assess resistance to bollworm and tobacco cutworm, while the maize trial will assess resistance to fall armyworm. Both trials involve the use of glyphosate, a widely used weed killer that has been linked to biodiversity loss.…

• OSMA Urges Govt to Limit Comber Noil Exports to Meet Domestic Needs

  South India produces 25 lakh kg of grey yarn per day, and the comber noil required for this is approximately 15 lakh kg per day. However, it is no longer available due to diversion to exports. These open-end mills' grey yarn is used to make…

• Govt Plans to Explore Possibilities of Direct Sale of Cotton by CCI to Textile Mills

  Industry representatives raised the issue of high prices and sought a ban on cotton and yarn exports at a meeting organized by textile associations to honour the Finance Minister.…

• ICAR Chief Tells Researchers To Look For Methods To Maximize Cotton Yield

  The Director-General of ICAR, Trilochan Mohapatra, urged scientists to find new techniques for increasing the production of cotton.…

• We should Surpass $40 billion Milestone Export This Year: Textiles Secretary

  Some garment industry participants have urged restricting the export of cotton yarn or raw cotton, according to the secretary, but the government has purposefully avoided making such choices since it does not believe in interfering too much with market forces.…

• Allow Duty-Free Imports of 40 Lakh Bales of Cotton to Avoid Job Losses: SIMA

  So long, the country has been generating surplus cotton and exporting it to several countries, particularly Bangladesh. However, due to a significant increase in demand and export of roughly 50 lakh bales this season, the country is anticipated to confront a cotton shortfall of 30…

• Cotton Exports Start To Fall As Merchants Seek Higher Premiums

  Cotton exports have begun to fall as merchants charge big premiums above benchmark US futures in anticipation of weaker output at a time when local textile mills are in high demand, according to industry officials.…

• India's Cotton Cake Prices Likely to Remain Strong in Near Future

  Cotton markets began losing the upward steam after the first week of November. Cotton cake on the other hand made a decent recovery ‘month on month’ due to improving buying interest amongst stockists, due to cheaper price levels.…

• Farmers Happy Due to High Demand of Cotton

  There is huge demand for cotton and private cotton traders are desperate to purchase cotton from farmers since there is fall in yield due to rains this kharif in the erstwhile Adilabad district. It is expected that the cotton price may touch Rs 10,000 per…

• Cotton Production in Gujarat's Saurashtra Region Could Be Delayed Due to Floods

  The latest spell of heavy rains in Gujarat may appear to have saved the State from sinking into a drought, but for the current kharif crops such as cotton, it has pushed back the harvest period by at least 15 days and also weakened the…

• Noida Apparel Exporters Urge Government to Ban Raw Cotton Exports

  NAEC has urged to ban the export of raw cotton and yarns so as to facilitate more availability of the raw material for the domestic apparels industry.…

• India - Bangladesh to Sign Trade Pact for Exporting 10 Lakh Bales of Cotton Annually

  The Indian Government will soon sign a Memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh to expand the cotton exports. The CCI to canalize export of at least 10 Lakh bales of cotton.…

• APCO Will Now Produce Organic Clothes to Grab Global Market Share

  APCO will train weavers to produce organic handloom to grab global demand…

• Bird’s Eye View of Domestic Cotton Complex Markets

  Cotton markets performed relatively better last week when compared with the week before. Against a positive price view for the longer term, cheapening spot offers pushed demand slightly last week resulting in a higher price action for Cotton seed/ cotton 29 mm fiber and cotton…

• Domestic Cotton markets end the week on positive note: global fundamentals remain healthy

  Cotton markets had registered impressive gains during the recently ended week. Kapas has surpassed the 1300 level comfortably and has been closing above this mark since last couple of days. Cotton cake and cotton 29mm prices are also maintaining strong trend these days. Under a…

• Pakistan lifts ban on Indian cotton and sugar imports

  Economic Coordination Council approves importing the two commodities to curb domestic price rise.…

• Cotton Exports From India Plagued by Consistency Issues

  As per the trade and industry reports, the cost of Indian cotton has become a major problem in the export market, with importing nations being hesitant to buy the natural fibre from India.…

• Cotton Markets Trading Firm – Farmers Receive Good Returns

  International cotton futures continued trading with positive momentum following market expectation of yet another month of lower world cotton stock revision by USDA. Prices in markets of USA and India were firm during the week ended recently.…

• Lower costs spurs cotton exporters deliver almost 60% of Season’s planned shipments within 4 months

  Cotton exports peak within the first 4 months of the season. Lower prices spur exporters to ship almost 60% of the season's planned shipments within four months.…

• Agricultural exports are rising in India: Economic Survey

  India's marine, cotton farming, sugar and spice exports of agricultural products have seen a growing pattern in 2019-2020, the Economic Survey said. It reported that, since economic reforms started in 1991, India has been a net exporter of agri-based goods. In the financial year 2019-20,…

• Raja Reddy, MSU Professor Honored as International Cotton Researcher

  Mississippi State’s Raja Reddy, a world-renowned crop expert, is being recognized with the premier, international award for cotton science.…

• Smriti Irani Arranges Certification Framework For Organic Cotton

  Smriti Irani, Textile minister on Wednesday launched the 'Kasturi' brand name for Indian cotton and said the administration is working its way for a stage based introduction of a certification framework for organic cotton covering the entire value chain.…

• Cotton demand dips as Indian traders blame wrong US projection

  In the start of June, Textile Exchange has released a report where it had called that the change from Natural Cotton to Sustainable Cotton should be encouraged in order to help farmers and also increase their incomes. A month later the world is seeing a…

• Cotton Markets Stabilizing- Improving Demand Outlook to Keep Prices Firm

  Cotton markets had been falling since beginning of the year after the Corona pandemonium started increasing. While most other edible Agricultural products (mostly which are consumed on daily basis) recovered from the downward trend, cotton failed to show any noticeable recovery as cotton consumption is…

• Cotton Exports may touch 7 Million Bales

  Traders have exported more than 1.5 lakh bales of cotton to China during the last 10 days as China took counter actions after the US imposed trade restrictions on the Asian giant. With Indian cotton selling at discounts of 7-10 cents per pound, there is…