Page 3 - Cotton

Greaves Cotton soars 20%, hits all-time high on the back of heavy volumes

Up 52% so far in Jan; demand has surged after EV arm reported strong sales

Middle-men, traders creating havoc by pushing up price of cotton: Exporters

The TEA said the 11 per cent total import duty existing on cotton has been the reason for the cartelisation of players to increase the domestic cotton prices and make an abnormal profit

Punjab approves policy for giving relief to cotton picking farm labourers

The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a policy formulated for extending relief to cotton picking farm labourers affected by the damage caused to the crop by the pink bollworm pest attack

Kharif output: Oilseed production under a cloud but pulses look steady

Among kharif oilseeds, soybean and groundnut are the biggest in terms of both production and area under cultivation

Cotton, bajra and groundnut see big drop in acreage, shows data

The total area covered under all crops was more than their normal area, which is the average of the last five years

Kharif sowing till July 9 down 10.45% over last year, water levels high

Area under rice (-8.9%), soybean (-11.05%), bajra (-37.83%) and cotton (-17.51%) sees maximum shortfall

Pakistan to import sugar, cotton from India: Finance Minister Hammad Azhar

The Economic Coordination Committee on Wednesday allowed the private sector to import five lakh tonnes of white sugar from India, Azhar said

Top Pak economic body allows import of cotton and yarn from India: Report

Pakistan's Economic Coordination Council, a top decision-making body, on Wednesday allowed the import of cotton and yarn from India

US blocks cotton imports from China due to human rights abuses of Uyghurs

The US government issued an order to block cotton imports from a Xinjiang governmental organisation in China due to the ongoing human rights abuses of Uyghurs, the Department of Homeland Security said

Commodity picks: 2 November, 2020

Mustard seed at the benchmark Jaipur market is trading at Rs 6,160 per quintal; Benchmark cotton S6 (29mm) in Gujarat is quoting around Rs 19,100 per bale

India's cotton crop estimates for 2019-20 raised to 360 bales: Association

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has increased its cotton crop estimate for 2019-20 to 360 bales of 170 kg each

CAI revises cotton production upwards to 3.6 crore bales for 2019-20

Cotton Association of India (CAI) has increased the estimate for cotton output by 5.50 lakh bales to 360 lakh bales for the 2019-20 season in its September estimate

Commodity picks: 14 September, 2020

Soybean is trading at Rs 3,835 per quintal at the benchmark Indore market; The cotton price of benchmark variety S6 is at around Rs 17,000 per bale

Indian cotton group wrestles with US over whose forecasts are better

Cotton prices in India were down more than 20% from a year earlier during the summer, before partially recovering, owing to a slump in demand from millers in the country

CAI revises cotton output upwards to 35.4 million bales for 2019-20

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has upgraded its cotton production forecast by 19 lakh bales to 354.50 lakh bales for the 2019-20 season

Commodity picks: 10 August, 2020

The price of Shankar 6, the benchmark cotton, is around Rs 15,800 per bale. Soybean, at the benchmark Indore market, is trading at Rs 3,869 per quintal

Cotton, yarn prices fall as coronavirus brings exports to China to a halt

Indian exporters aren't pursuing the Chinese market either, as travel to that country to address quality or quantity issues post shipment will be difficult

Softening cotton prices revive sentiment for spinning mills in H2FY20

Consumption seen rising 5% to 28.8 mn bales this year, compared to 27.4 mn bales last year

Changing consumer preferences bleed cotton mills, cheer polyester makers

Texprocil data shows 38.8% YoY dip in India's cotton yarn exports, at $1.28 bn in Q2; tepid domestic demand and rural stress add to woes

Sena warns of stir if cotton procurement centres not started by Diwali

The party also said the government should give an assurance that the Cotton Crop of India (CCI) would buy cotton at Rs 5,500 per quintal