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Related Keywords: bales, China, cotton, deal, merchant, Plains Cotton Growers, tariff, Textile, trade, United States

China has started showing interest in buying United States cotton, based on discussions during the April 12 meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) Advisory Group.

There have been positive signals regarding movement of U.S. cotton to China in anticipation of a trade deal between China and the United States.
“Demand for cotton is there,” stated one merchant at the meeting.

Related Keywords: Esma, fabric, international system of units, merchant, national system of measurement, protect consumers’ rights, textile supplier, UAE textile trade

The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) announced on Wednesday that UAE's textile trade will implement the International System of Units (SI). All fabric and textile suppliers and merchant as of today will start using metre as a unit instead of the yard under the national system of measurement and calibration.