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GLOBAL: Pakistan outdoes India in US and EU Textile Markets
Pakistan, Vietnam and Bangladesh are outdoing India in textile and clothing exports to the US and the EU in the post-quota (2005-2007) period, confirmed a FICCI study. Vietnam’s share in EU25’s import...
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INDIA: Textile Industry Demands Ban on Cotton Exports
In the wake of constant rally in the prices of raw cotton, the textile industry has demanded an immediate ban on cotton exports as well as removal of 10 per cent Customs duty and 4 per cent additional...
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PAKISTAN: Inactivity Continues in Cotton Market
Inactivity continued to prevail at the Cotton Market as only 400 Lint bales could be traded here Thursday. The market had been fluctuating while mostly inactivity prevailed. Unofficial reports said th...
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GERMANY: Cotton Market - Buyers Undetermined
The cotton quotations had drastically gone up during the past week. Reports about reduced area under cultivation, particularly for ELS/LS varieties, and land abandonment because of drought or flooding...
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PAKISTAN: Pakistan, Vietnam vie with India for Textile Space in US, EU
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam are giving tough competition to Indian textiles in the US and EU market, as volatility in rupee value and archaic labor laws are impacting price competitiveness of Ind...
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CHINA: China Registers Increase in Textile Exports
China's textile and garment exports witnessed a 15.4 per cent jump in first five months of the current year over corresponding time period last year, country's Customs administration said. The country...
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CHINA: China Expected to Increase VAT Rebate on Textiles
It is anticipated the Chinese government will soon make an official announcement that the export tax rebate on textiles has been increased from the current 11 percent to 13 percent, while the tax reba...
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INDIA: Textile Industry Reeling Under Acute Crisis
The predominantly cotton-based Indian textile industry is reeling under acute crisis in the recent past due to soaring up of cotton prices. The country has achieved a record crop of 315 lakh bales dur...
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EGYPT: Egypt has taken Advantage of Low Operational Costs, High-Quality Cotton and Preferential Trade Agreements to turn its Textile and Ready-Made Garment Sector into a Booming Industry
Although Egyptian cotton was firmly enshrined as the king of all cottons, Egypt was a far cry from the first choice for companies looking for a high quality and cost-efficient textile manufacturing lo...
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CHINA: China's Textile Exports Grow Faster
China saw quicker growth in textile exports but slower rise in foreign sales of garments in the first five months of this year. Between January and May, China exported 66.16 billion U.S. dollars worth...
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EGYPT: Egyptian Cotton Prices Rising Still
The contracting prices of exporting the Egyptian long staple and extra long staple cottons to the international markets kept on rising, with the end of the 36th week of the current Exportation Season...
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INDONESIA: Illegal imports Account for 70.6% of RI Textile Market
Public consumption of illegal textile imports rose to 70.6 percent last year from 49.9 percent in 2006, costing the local industry billions of US dollars, an industry leader said Friday. According to...
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CHINA: China's Textile Exports Grow Faster, Clothing Exports Slower in First Five Months
China saw quicker growth in textile exports but slower rise in foreign sales of garments in the first five months of this year, sources with the General Administration of Customs said on Saturday. Bet...
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GLOBAL: 2008/09 Cotton Stocks to Decrease
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections for 2008/09 indicate that world cotton stocks are forecast to fall below 55 million bales for the first time in 5 seasons. Global ending st...
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BRAZIL: Cotton Consumption to Remain Strong in 2008/09
Brazil’s cotton production in 2008/09 is forecast at 6.4 million bales. This represents a 10.5 percent fall from the previous year when Brazil posted a record production of an estimated 7.15 million b...
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USA: World Market Price for Upland Cotton
The US Agriculture Department set the prevailing world market price for upland cotton at 59.08 cents per pound, effective through June 12. The price is adjusted to US quality and location for Strict L...
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PAKISTAN: New Cotton Crop May Face Difficult Challenges
In 2007-08, cotton production was found 11.35 running bales as on 1st. May, 08 which in terms of 170 kgs bales, it comes to 10.68 million bales, lowest out-put in last five years. In eight months of t...
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PAKISTAN: 14.11 million Cotton bales Target for Fiscal Year 2009 Unlikely to be Met
Non-availability of water for cotton especially in Punjab, risk of the furious attacks of mealy bug and cotton leaf curl virus (CLCV) and the shortage of pesticides in the domestic market have discour...
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USA: Gains in Cotton Market
Cotton prices had worked their way lower for nine consecutive sessions for a total loss of over 800 points before bottoming the early part of the week. Prices had just sagged under their own weight fr...
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PAKISTAN: New Cotton Crop May Face Difficult Challenges
In 2007-08, cotton production was found 11.35 running bales as on 1st. May, 08 which in terms of 170 kgs bales, it comes to 10.68 million bales, lowest out-put in last five years. In eight months of t...