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U.S. Apparel Imports in January-February 2008
U.S. apparel imports were stronger in February, rising for the first time in four months in US$ terms, our statistical tables indicate. Imports from China declined in the first two months of the year,...
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Independent Panel to Review AWI's Genetics Research
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has announced that a six-member panel of experts will convene shortly to review the Australian wool industry’s progress in researching and developing genetic alternati...
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Textile Fiber Consumption Continues to Expand in 2008-09
Preliminary data suggests that world textile fiber consumption increased by 4.8% to a record 67.7 million tons in 2007. World cotton consumption expanded by 3.8% to a record 26.9 million tons in 2007,...
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Cotton Receives Support from the Higher CRB Index
Not surprisingly, we had another quiet and lackluster session. NYF was generally holding firm supported by the overall commodities markets. Chicago grains traded higher overnight, which led to a frien...
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Cotton Market Generally Weak
The cotton market was generally weak and choppy in light volume, but received support from the Chicago market. The dollar index made a nice come back as it bounced from the intraday low at more than 3...
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Egypt for Free Trade Agreement with India
NEW DELHI: Egypt on Tuesday said that it will explore the possibility of a free trade agreement with India to boost trade and investment between the two countries. Informing this in India, Egyptian Mi...
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Indo-Egypt Trade Talks to be Held in New Delhi
Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and the Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry, Rachid Mohamed Rachid are likely to discuss possibilities of cooperation in textiles, home furn...
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APTMA Rebuffs Restarting of Cotton Hedge Trading
With cotton market adamant on remaining volatile, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) have shown serious concerns over restarting of Futures h...
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H&M to Open in Cairo - Egypt
H & M, Hennes & Mauritz, the international fashion retailer, will soon be available to eager followers of fashion in Cairo, Egypt. The store will open on June 5th 2008 in Cairo’s exclusive Stars Cente...
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China’s Mill Use Continues to Grow
World cotton exports are estimated at 38.9 million bales, up 4.5 % from the previous year. The bulk of the surge in world cotton exports comes from the US, Brazil, & India. The United States, the worl...
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China, India Consume More Than Half of the World’s Cotton
World cotton production for 2007/08 is estimated at 119.7 million bales, up 0.2 % from the previous month’s estimate. This increase comes mainly from higher estimated production in India and the US. H...
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US Textile Trade Rebound in January
January 2008 textile imports, at 1.5 billion (raw-fiber equivalent) pounds, were 7 percent above December but 6 percent below a year earlier. Imports of all major fibers and all major end-use categori...
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USDA to Release Cotton Production Estimates in May
The 2007/08 US cotton crop was raised this month to 19.4 million bales (Upland 18.55 million bales and ELS-850,000 bales), as indicated in the March 2008 Cotton Ginning report. USDA will release final...
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Cotton use Steadily Decline in Europe
World import demand for cotton has expanded by about 34 % over the past 6 years, primarily because of the growth in China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Turkey. In 2005/06, China unexpectedly imported a r...
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Textile & Apparel Imports Rise in 2007
U.S. net textile and apparel trade expanded slightly in calendar year 2007. Total fiber product imports were 19.7 billion raw-fiber-equivalent pounds, similar to 2006’s record. On the other hand, fibe...
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Southwest Upland Cotton Area Projected at 4.9 mn Acres
US cotton acreage in 2008 is projected to decline for the second consecutive year. Based on the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Prospective Plantings report which surveyed farmers at the beginni...
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Cotton Seed Market is Warming Up
Lack of new sales mostly caused by the weakening dollar. There is not much activity lately on the Greek market. Ginners are very much influenced by the falling dollar and are asking for levels which s...
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Exports Earnings may Boost States’ Revenues
Focus product to a Focus Market’, should be the orientation of India’s trade policy, said Mr Kamal Nath, Minister for Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Indian exporters should look for new m...
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USA: Cotton output marks a record
Cotton USA releases US cotton supply & offtake. 2007-08 World mill use estimated at 124.9 million bales, up 490,000 bales from March, World production estimated at 119.7 million bales, up 840,000 bale...
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Wool Prices in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand
Wool prices rose in USD terms this week, reflecting the fall in the American currency which depressed demand. Prices rose in euros and Aussie dollars. The market is increasingly dominated by the weakn...