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Related Keywords: apparel, CCI, chemicals, clothing, cotton, fabrics, government, India, Intex, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, yarns

The most influential and established textiles sourcing show in its 5th edition will take place at BMICH, Colombo, from 13-15 November 2019. This global trading platform for the textiles and apparel industry is endorsed and supported by major industry associations, chambers of commerce and government agencies from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and other countries.

Related Keywords: bales, CCI, cotton, cotton grower, cotton season, cotton trading, fibre, ginning, harvesting, mandis, medium-staple fibre cotton, National Agriculture Market

The CCI has started arrangements for ginning and storage of cotton for the ensuing harvesting season. The central government had newly lifted the MSP on medium-staple fibre cotton by 28% to Rs 5,150 per quintal and long-staple by 26% to Rs 5,450. Traders expect that the hike would help firm up prices in India compared to the last season, when those were lower compared with the global market.

Related Keywords: amid slow demand from spinners, CCI, cotton bales, Cotton prices continued to slide, KCA, on Wednesday at cotton market. Ginners holding substantial stocks, rapidly falling prices, spot rate, suffer huge losses, third consecutive session, unsold cotton

Cotton prices continued to slide for the third consecutive session amid slow demand from the spinners on Wednesday. Ginners holding substantial stocks of unsold cotton and with rapidly falling prices are likely to suffer huge losses.

Cotton broker Adil Naseem said that the declining lint price trend indicated that a weaker US dollar against other leading currencies is impacting commodity prices.

Related Keywords: 000 bales on an average, 200-5, 3, 350 per quintal, Arrival of raw cotton going up, arriving every day, CCI, cotton bales, mandis, Punjab markets, range of Rs 5, rates of cotton crop stabilizing, second week of January, state markets

With the arrival of raw cotton going up in the second week of January, the rates of cotton crop stabilizing in the range of Rs 5,200-5,350 per quintal in Punjab markets. In the corresponding period in 2017, rates of raw cotton were Rs 5,600-5,700 per quintal.

Till the first week, about 3,000 bales on an average were arriving every day in the state markets. Now, over 4,500 bales are arriving in the mandis for the last three days. Starting from September 1, 2017 till January 9, a total of 5.55 lakh bales (1bale=170kg) of raw cotton had arrived in the markets of Punjab.

Related Keywords: CCI, cotton arrivals beginning in full swing, cotton corporation of India, Cotton prices going down below MSP, in a couple of states, India Cotton Federation, kapas, Minimum Support Price (MSP) or market prices this season, prepared to procure some 100 lakh bales of cotton, purchase centres, raw cotton

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is prepared to procure some 100 lakh bales of cotton either at Minimum Support Price (MSP) or market prices this season with the cotton arrivals beginning in full swing, according to CCI chief MM Chokalingam. So far this season CCI has already purchased some 62,000 bales of cotton at Minimum Support Price (MSP).

Related Keywords: CCI, cotton bales, cotton to be sold directly, direct state run Cotton Corporation of India, during this season, help maintain stable prices, ICF, Indian Cotton Federation, October to September, only to textile mills, procure hundred lakh bales, record bumper crop expected, throughout the year, urged the union government

The Indian Cotton Federation (ICF) has urged the union government to direct the state run Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to procure 100 lakh bales ( a bales is 170 kgs) as a record bumper crop is expected during the 2017-18 season (October-September). ICF stated that this cotton should be sold directly only to textile mills, which would help maintain stable prices throughout the year.

Related Keywords: average quality, CCI, Cotton Association of India, cotton corporation of India, cotton price of the fair, fall below minimum support levels, global cotton production to rise. MSP procurement operations, government agencies, ICAC, India looking at bumper cotton crop, prepared to enter the market, prices touch MSP, ruling above MSP

With India looking at a bumper cotton crop, and presently cotton price of the fair and average quality is ruling above MSP, the government agencies are all prepared to enter the market in case prices touch MSP or fall below minimum support levels, said SK Panigrahi, chief general manager, Cotton Corporation of India (CCI).

Related Keywords: Bhupalpally district, CCI, convenience of the farmers, cotton corporation of India, fair price for the produce, farmers need not go distant places, maintain moisture percentage, MSP, sell produce, set up three new cotton procurement centres, within prescribed levels

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) will be setting up three new cotton procurement centres at Mulugu, Kataram and Chityal in the Bhupalpally district for the convenience of the farmers. The farmers need not go distant places to sell their produce, said District Collector A Murali.

The collector also conducted a review meeting over the cotton procurement for the season 2017-18 with the officials of the marketing department, ginning mills owners and cotton traders at his office in Bhupalpally on Wednesday.

Related Keywords: CCI, connecting Vietnamese firms, Cotton Day 2017, development, jointly organize event in Vietnam, latest information on global supply and demand for cotton, seminar and a fashion show, sustainable partnership, US Cotton Council International, VCOSA, Vietnam Cotton and Spinning Association, Vietnam garment and textile sector, Vitas

The Vietnam Cotton and Spinning Association (VCOSA), the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association (VITAS) and the US Cotton Council International (CCI) to jointly organize the Cotton Day 2017, the first of its kind event in Vietnam, connecting Vietnamese firms in the industry for sustainable partnership and development.

The event main aim is to connect Vietnamese apparel enterprises with partners and suppliers and gives Vietnamese companies the latest information on global supply and demand for cotton.

Related Keywords: CCI, cotton corporation of India, easy transactions, enable farmers sell their produce, extent of cotton sown area increasing, online payment of sale proceeds, open hundred and fiffy business centres, quality testing laboratories, relaxation in CCI purchasing norms, Telangana state government, two fold this year, urged Centre

The Telangana state government has urged the Centre to open 150 business centres of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to enable farmers sell their produce as the extent of cotton sown area increasing two fold this year. During 2015-2016 the CCI had opened only 84 centres, this year the farmers would be requiring at least 150 centres to sell their produce.

It has also sought relaxation in CCI purchasing norms as cotton gets discoloured to some extent due to heavy rains in October and November.