Cotton Producer

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  India's Sliding Cotton Exports To Match Imports For First Time In Decades: Report

  India's cotton exports are expected to slide sharply for 2022-23 and match imports into the top producer for the first time in about two decades on low domestic stocks among other factors, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.

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  "Don't Have Many Sheep To Produce Cotton": Singapore Minister's Gaffe

  A Singaporean minister has sheepishly admitted to saying that cotton came from animals rather than plants in a slip-up during an interview that triggered bleats of mockery online.

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  Summer Crop Sowing Delayed By 2 Weeks On Slow Monsoon Progress

  Monsoon rainfall was 43 per cent lower than normal so far in June, but in some states, such as Maharashtra, the rainfall deficit was as high as 68 per cent, data compiled by the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed. Lower production of soybeans could force the country to raise imports of edible oils such as palm oil and soyoil, wh...

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  The Fabulous Story Of North Korea's Fabric Made Of Stone

  For much of the world, it's a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and which cannot produce enough cotton or wool for clothing, the synthetic fibre developed after nylon was glorified as a revolutionary invention. Known outside North Korea as vinylon, it was christened "vinalon" by founder Kim Il Sung. He ordered it b...

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  Gujarat Day 2017: Foundation Day History And Celebration

  Gujarat also referred as the 'Jewel of Western India' was known to the ancient Greeks. It was one of the main centres of the Indus Valley Civilization. This year on May 1st Gujarat completes 50 years. Gujarati is the state language. It is an Indo-Aryan language evolved from Sanskrit and local Prakrits. About 59 million people speak Gujarati, making...

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  To Profit From Domestic Market, Indian Cotton Exporters Default On Export Shipments

  The move by the world's biggest cotton producer is likely to help rival suppliers like Brazil, the United States and some African countries boost exports, with some India textile mills even starting to import cheaper fibre from overseas.

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  Cotton Stockpiles Seen Falling By A Third As Output Plunges

  Cotton stocks in India, the world's biggest producer, are likely to fall by a third to 4.3 million bales at the end of 2015-16 season as drought slashes output to the lowest level in six years, a senior government official said.

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  High Cotton Prices May Hit Spinners' Profitability In Q2 FY17: Icra

  The spurt in domestic cotton prices, which have now surpassed international rates, will adversely impact yarn demand and profitability of spinning companies in the second quarter of this fiscal, ratings agency Icra said.

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  Cotton Planting Seen Falling To 7-Year Low In India

  Cotton planting in India, the world's biggest producer, is likely to fall to the lowest in seven years in the 2016-17 marketing season as farmers switch to other crops, potentially cutting production and exports of the fibre.

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  Cotton Supplies Drop 12% in October-March

  Cotton supplies in Indian spot markets fell 12 per cent from a year ago to 28 million bales between October and March as adverse weather curtailed production, stated the Cotton Association of India on Monday.

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  Nuziveedu Seeds IPO Cleared by Sebi

  Cotton seeds producer Nuziveedu Seeds has received approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to float an initial public offer (IPO).

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  Dry Spell Wilts Crops, Stokes Food Inflation Concerns

  Farmers in the country run the risk of planting too much, too fast in the current monsoon season as an unexpected dry spell starts to wilt crops across the country, raising fears of lower yields and surging food prices in a mostly impoverished nation.

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  Cotton Exports Seen Falling 41% as China Buys Less

  Cotton exports from India, the world's biggest producer and seller, are expected to fall 41 per cent to a five-year low of 7 million bales this crop year ending September as top buyer China curbs purchases, a government official said.

• Faced With Mounting Debt, Gujarat Cotton Farmer's Son Kills Himself

  21-year-old Arvind Nagani of Dharai village in Gujarat's Saurashtra had taken some days off from his studies to help his father sell off their cotton produce at a marketing yard 15 km away from his village.

• Textiles, Apparel Exports Seen to Rise By 10% This Year

  India's cotton and apparel exports are set to climb by around 10 per cent this year as higher wages, political instability and concerns about workplace conditions in other producing markets steer international buyers toward Indian exporters, industry officials said.