Page 4 - Cotton

Cotton prices start rising on monsoon-led crop damage, pink bollworm attack

Rising cotton prices are likely to compund the woes of spinning mills, which have been facing weak demand from China and Bangladesh, which buy over 75 per cent of India's cotton yarn

Cotton spinners bleed on falling realisation, several MSMEs shut shop

Pressure exacerbated by increasing labour costs, interest on working capital, land, plant and machinery

Farmers stay away from cotton, prefer other crops due to better incentives

Lower cotton acreage and lower availability at a time when crude oil prices are falling is likely to raise India's consumption of manmade fibre and synthetic yarn

Commodity Picks: 24 June

Maize is trading at Rs 2,090 per quintal prices at the Nizamabad market

US inflated Indian cotton subsidy by measuring in Rupee: India to tell WTO

India has been accused of giving out subsidies much higher than the 10 per cent limit allowed by the WTO

India's cotton subsidies 'far exceed' allowable levels, US informs WTO

The US wants a robust discussion on how India implements and notifies its policies at the next COA meeting

Soon, cotton could be on your plate and 'it'll taste like hummus'

A new edible variety is poised to enter the market

Cotton was '17's star crop, and funds have high hopes for '18

Cotton was also one of the few crops that hedge funds got more positive on during the course of the year

India to launch its own branded cotton

Govt plans to revise 'Technology Mission on Cotton' to allow branding, contract farming

India's cotton area seen rising 15% to 3-year high as prices rally

Domestic cotton prices rose 19% from a year ago to Rs 41,300 per 356 kg candy

Beware! Using cotton buds to clean ears may do more harm than good

Study found majority of injuries occurred as a result of using cotton tip applicators to clean ears

Cotton output set to rise with increased sowing globally

Mills in India caught on wrong footing as prices remained elevated, imports also rising

MCX cotton volume soars to highest turnover of Rs 407 cr

Cotton futures on MCX, more known for its energy and metal commodities derivative trading, has seen a highest trading volume among all agri commodities across exchanges. MCX Cotton futures turnover clocked Rs 407.65 Crore yesterday, which is the highest amongst all agri commodities across exchanges.According to a broker on MCX , which deals with many companies hedging their cotton requirement on the exchange platform, "big apparel companies like Arvind, multinational trading firms and mid size year spinning and other textile companies have increasing their hedging for cotton requirement on the MCX platform contributing to the high volumes." He declined to be named as some of companies are hedging through his broking arm on MCX.Recently MCX also addressed some events and projected cotton contract as their agri face and planning to enter a few more agri commodities. However still NCDEX continues to be the major exchange for agri trading and their efforts to lure farmers have yielded ...

Slow exports to China, sales hit yarn makers' investments

Demonetisation-induced cash crunch has led to the closure of smaller spinning mills

Cotton export turns viable

Traders expect Rs 700-1,000 a tonne of further fall in cotton price by mid-Nov

Cotton output to rise 3.8%; BT cotton sowing falls

Better monsoon, absence of pest attacks to raise yield by 17.47%

India's cotton exports to fall by 28% as Pakistan trims purchases

The lower shipments to Pakistan from the world's biggest cotton producer will help other suppliers such as Brazil and the United States

Outlook weak for cotton spinning industry

Historically, high cotton price has not benefited the spinning industry - it impacts demand, reduces competitiveness, and increases the risk of inventory loss

Area under cotton cultivation to fall to 6-year low worldwide: ICAC

CAI has estimated the cotton crop in India for 2016-17 season at 33.60 million bales

'Branded' cotton from Africa, Peru strangle India's global competitiveness

Industry calls for global branding efforts of India's Shanker-6