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Sustainable cotton figures "obscure" sector gains
2016-04-18 15:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A report that claims 83% of sustainable cotton is sold as conventional cotton is said to contain gaps, an industry organisation has said, pitting cotton programmes against eachother at the expense of the entire industry.
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Cotton Prices on International and Domestic Markets (Weekly Report)
2016-04-13 14:02:30| EmergingTextiles.com
Cotton prices have clearly rebounded in the past weeks on the international market with New York last Friday ending above 60 cents for the first time in six weeks. There are different factors explaining such a recovery of cotton prices, as below analysed. Our weekly cotton report covers the international futures market in New York and the physical indicator "A Index". Domestic cotton prices in China, India and Pakistan are also reviewed through a large number of tables and charts. All data are available for download.
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Global cotton ending stock estimates reduced again
2016-04-13 12:37:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Estimates for 2015/16 global cotton ending stocks have been lowered for the second consecutive month, reflecting reduced beginning stocks and production combined with slightly higher consumption.
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Israeli farmers join Better Cotton Initiative
2016-04-12 16:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Israeli cotton farmers have signed up to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in a move that will see them benefit from agronomic knowledge and experience in areas such as water management.
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How mobile technology can improve cotton sustainability
2016-04-11 16:44:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A key fibre in the global textile and apparel industry, cotton production is under threat from factors such as climate change, competition from new crops, and the migration of workers to more lucrative jobs. But a new social network has found that implementing SMS technology at the farmer level helps improve farming practices as well as engaging young people in agriculture - as Amy Barthorpe, head of business development at WeFarm, explains.
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mobile
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cotton
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