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Egyptian cotton prices ease on world markets as new crop arrives; Giza 94 slips to 142 cents
Prices of Egyptian extra-long-staple cotton softened abroad in the run-up to 4 October as the 2026/27 crop started to reach the market, with Giza 94 easing to about 142 cents from 147 cents, Al-Mal re...
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Egypt's share of EU apparel imports doubles since 2021 as H1 shipments rise 29%
EU imports of Egyptian apparel rose 29% to $746.7 million in the first half of 2026, lifting Egypt's share of the bloc's apparel imports from outside the EU to 1.09%, more than double its H1 2021 leve...
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US apparel imports fall 7.4% to $49bn in January–August as China and India lose ground
US apparel imports dropped 7.42% to $49.08 billion in the first eight months of 2026, OTEXA data show, with China down 29% and India down 26% while Cambodia and Indonesia gained.
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ITMF survey: global textile demand still weak, but Africa leads an improving outlook
The 40th ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey shows business conditions improving but still negative, with capacity utilisation at 71% and Africa the most optimistic region for the next six months.
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Levi Strauss lifts profit outlook as US tariff refunds boost third-quarter margins
Levi Strauss & Co. grew third-quarter revenue 4% to $1.6 billion and raised its full-year earnings guidance, helped by refunds of US tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court; Europe and Asia outpaced...
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Egyptian cotton exports reach 7,081 tonnes in first five weeks of 2026/27 season, up 182%
Egypt shipped 7,081 tonnes of cotton between 1 September and 4 October 2026, against 2,511 tonnes a year earlier, according to the Cotton Exporters Union. The 2025/26 season closed at 64,060 tonnes wo...
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Pakistan's exports jump 17.6% in September as textiles and apparel grow 6% in first quarter
Pakistan's goods exports rose 17.6% year on year to $2.94bn in September, and textile and apparel shipments grew 6% in July–September, keeping a key home-textile competitor of Egypt on a growth path.
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Egyptian-made clothing now holds 90% of local market as exports head for $4bn, garments chamber says
Egyptian garments now make up about 90% of clothing sold at home, up from roughly half six or seven years ago, and the sector's exports could approach $4bn by the end of 2026, the head of the Ready-Ma...
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ICAC sees world cotton use overtaking production in 2026/27 as output falls 3.8%
The International Cotton Advisory Committee expects world cotton consumption to exceed production by about 201,000 tonnes in 2026/27, reversing last season's surplus, and puts the Cotlook A Index midp...
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Developing countries still supply 64.4% of EU apparel imports as market contracts
Developing countries supplied 64.4% of the value of EU27 apparel imports in January–July 2026, a Fibre2Fashion analysis shows, with China and Vietnam gaining share and Bangladesh, Türkiye, India, Paki...
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Sri Lanka's garment exports fall 6.3% to $3.1bn in January–August 2026
Sri Lanka's garment exports fell 6.3% to $3,108.3m in the first eight months of 2026, while textile exports dropped 9.4%, central bank data reported by Fibre2Fashion show.
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New APTMA chairman says Pakistan could add $3bn in textile exports this year with cheaper energy
Asad Shafi, newly elected chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, says the industry could earn an extra $3bn in exports this year and $10bn more in two to three years if energy and fin...
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Vietnam's garment exports reach $33.7bn by mid-September as industry eyes up to $47.5bn
Vietnam's textile and garment exports reached $33.66bn by 15 September and industry leaders say a 2026 target of $47–47.5bn is within reach, with order books filled to year-end even as buyers press ha...
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India's apparel output shrinks 7.4% in August as textile mills grow 13%
India's garment production fell 7.4% year on year in August while its yarn and fabric mills grew 13.1%, official data show, as Indian apparel exports dropped 9.1% in April–August — a split that matter...
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ICE cotton futures slide for the week as December contract settles at 78.88 cents
ICE cotton futures fell from the low 80s to the upper 70s cents a pound in the week to 2 October, including a limit-down day, before December 2026 futures bounced to settle at 78.88 cents on Friday, T...
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Egypt opens 2026/27 cotton auctions in Upper Egypt, Giza 98 sells at up to EGP 9,200 a qintar
The first official cotton auction of the new season was held in Fayoum on 1 October, selling about 29,400 qintars of Giza 98 and Giza 95 at EGP 8,400–9,200 a qintar — an early price signal for Egypt's...
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Türkiye's apparel exports slip 1.9% to $10.67bn in January–August 2026
Turkish clothing exports fell 1.88% year on year to $10.67bn in the first eight months of 2026, with both knitted and woven garments down, as weak European demand and cheaper rivals weigh on Egypt's c...
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Bangladesh garment exports rise 8.6% in September as quarter's shipments reach $10.57bn
Bangladesh's apparel exports grew 8.56% year on year to $3.08bn in September, lifting July–September shipments to $10.57bn, though industry leaders say gains came from higher prices rather than volume...
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Egyptian cotton exports open 2026/27 season at 6,811 tonnes, with India taking over 80%
Egypt shipped 6,811 tonnes of cotton to six countries between 1 and 27 September, the first weeks of the new export season, according to Cotton Exporters Union data reported by Al Mal. India alone too...
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Egypt's textile exports need a new strategy to hit $20bn by 2030, NTI chairman warns
Garment exports grew 16% to $2.525bn in January–August 2026, but Mahmoud Ghazal of Nile Textile Industries says the current pace falls far short of Egypt's $20bn textile and garment export goal for 20...