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Pink bollworm threatens cotton crop again even as options to fight it taper

Pink bollworm can inflict locule damage to the extent of 55% and can reduces seed cotton yield by up to 90%. It impacts the lint quality primarily

Spreading textile hubs

Govt must focus on downturn in cotton production

Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India

Two decades after Bt cotton made its debut in India, commercialisation of genetically modified crops remains mired in complex procedural rules

Another PLI scheme for textile sector to be announced soon: Piyush Goyal

There is no need to extend waiver on import duty of cotton after September, says minister.

Kharif acreage drags as monsoon starts slow; may pick up in the weeks ahead

Shortfall in rains, which was over 40% till June 10, narrowed to 4% by June 24 largely due to a massive downpour in the East and North-East

CAI lowers cotton crop estimate to 31.5 mn bales for current season

Cotton Association of India reduced its estimate for the cotton crop output for the current season beginning October 2021 to 315.32 lakh bales of 170 kg each

Strong cotton prices could increase planting to record high of 15%

Higher output could help cool the rally in global and local cotton prices, which is hurting Asian apparel makers

Cotton rally squeezes Asian garment makers, threatens recovery from Covid

Losses have mounted for garment makers in Asia, among the region's top employers, with some smaller units suspending operations

TN spinning mill workers in distress amid strikes due to cotton price hike

The power looms and spinning mills are on indefinite strike due to the rising cotton prices even after waiving of import duty for cotton by 11 per cent

Traders must fulfill domestic cotton, yarn demand before exports: Goyal

The minister's comments came after textile mills in Tamil Nadu, a leading exporter of garments, went on a two-day strike earlier this week demanding a ban on exports

Govt meets stakeholders today as industry seeks ban on cotton exports

Here is a look at the major issues surrounding them despite import without duty

Textile in trouble

Govt must revisit the GM policy

Rise in yarn prices: TN's Tirupur garment units to go on 6-day strike

The price of cotton yarn has increased by Rs 40 per kg after the Centre reduced the import duty on cotton.

Import duty removal on cotton may help bring down prices: Textile Secy

The government's decision to remove import duty on cotton is likely to help bring down prices of the commodity, Textiles Secretary U P Singh said on Thursday. The finance ministry on April 13 waived customs duty on cotton imports till September 30, a move that will benefit the textile industry and keep prices low for consumers. Currently, cotton imports attract 5 per cent Basic Customs Duty (BCD) and 5 per cent Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC). The industry has been demanding a waiver of duty to lower domestic prices. "It would enable people who want to import. We are expecting that within a day or two, you would certainly see the impact on prices going down but at the same time we would not expect the prices to be very low because there is a shortage all over (the world)," Singh told reporters here. In India, cotton crops get affected because of unseasonal rains, and in the US, there were drought-like conditions. "So supply is less, demand is high....import duty

Textile, yarn firms demand duty-free cotton imports on dwindling supplies

Pipeline stocks will last for just about three-four months, companies say

Garment units in a tizzy as cotton prices approach Rs 1 lakh a candy

High cotton rates have denied them export opportunity created by drop in Chinese shipments

Better realisations help larger denim makers tide over cotton blues

Raw cotton prices have more than doubled since mid-2020, leading to consolidation with the larger players banking on international business

Textile sector pitches for removing import duty on all varieties of cotton

The Centre estimates cotton production in 2021-22 at 36.25 million bales, while traders said it was around 33-34 million bales

Cotton spinners likely to report double-digit growth in revenues in FY22

Indian cotton spinners are likely to report double-digit revenue growth and all-time high profits in 2021-22, mainly driven by high demand and realisations, according to a report.

Demand by pressure groups for suspension of cotton futures irrational: MCX

MCX said pressure groups in the value chain of the cotton industry are making "irrational" demand for suspension of futures trade in cotton on its platform