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Cotton growers of Vidarbha likely to face another year of recession as China to curb import

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Chinese demand is an important factor for determining market prices of raw cotton and lint. Due to a fall in Chinese demand, cotton prices have touched the minimum support price of Rs4050 a quintal in India, bringing tough times for Vidarbha farmers.

According to the trade representatives attending the Textile Association-India (TAI) conference in Nagpur, Vidarbha cotton growers likely to face another year of recession as China, the major consumer of Indian cotton, plans to keep imports of the commodity under control.

Quote restriction by China likely to hoist quality cotton and yarn

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The decision to keep cotton import quota unchanged at 894,000 tonnes for 2015 by China the world’s largest cotton consumer it is likely that there will still be demand for cotton, even at the 40 percent tariff for non-quota imports. But the market has taken it as a bearish signal that is likely to put further downward pressure on global prices.

The benchmark second-month cotton contract on ICE Futures U.S. ended Dec. 12 at 61.07 U.S. cents a pound, up from the five-year low of 58.53 cents on Nov. 24, but down almost 28 percent since the start of the year.

China decide on not increasing cotton import quota beyond 894,000 tonne next year

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Related Keywords: Chinese cotton industry, cotton import quota, cotton yarn, domestic cotton production, domestic price, domestic textile enterprises, ginned cotton, NDRC, subsidize farmers, WTO

China’s domestic cotton output this year is projected to reach 6.5 million tonnes,, down by 500,000 tonnes from the previous year, while demand will be around 8.5 million tonnes, resulting in a supply gap of 2 million tonnes.

To control import of cotton yarn, China has decided not to increase its cotton import quota next year beyond the 894,000-tonne quota it promised when joining the World Trade Organization and also to guide domestic textile enterprises to use more homegrown cotton.

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