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Related Keywords: brokers did not turn up, cotton bales, cotton trading activity, kept proceedings listless, owing to fear, remained dreary, sit-in by a religious organisation, spot rates stood unchanged, thin attendance in the trading ring, unrest in the city

Cotton trading activity remained dreary due to unrest in the city because of a sit-in by a religious organisation, owing to fear the brokers also did not turn up. There was thin attendance in the trading ring which kept proceedings listless.

The spot rates stood unchanged at the previous levels of Rs6,600/maund (37.324kg) and Rs7,073/40kg. Ex-Karachi rates also remained firm at Rs6,745/maund and Rs7,228/40kg after an addition of Rs145 and Rs155 as upcountry expenses, respectively.

Related Keywords: 000 acres of cotton harvested, 2017 season, alternative crop prices, available irrigation water, cotton acreage ramping up, credited to good weather, Oklahoma State University Southwest Research and Extension Center director, Oklahoma to see 555, Oklahomas new national ranking, OSU Cooperative Extension cotton program leader, Randy Boman

Oklahoma to see 555,000 acres of cotton harvested in 2017 season, up from 290,000 acres in 2016 and 205,000 acres in 2015 due to alternative crop prices, cotton acreage has been ramping up, said Randy Boman, Oklahoma State University Southwest Research and Extension Center director and OSU Cooperative Extension cotton program leader.

According to the USDA November Crop Production Report indicates Oklahoma is now the nation’s fourth-leading producer of cotton with an estimated crop of 1.1 million bales. Last year’s crop was 617,000 bales. Oklahoma ginned 374,000 bales of cotton in 2015.

Related Keywords: any given time requires three lakh to five lakh workers, facing shortage of labour, in and around Coimbatore, Indian Texpreneurs Federation, ITF, Karur, National Skill Development Corporation, part of Bengaluru, particularly skilled workers, Skill development programme, Textile Industry, Tirupur

The textile industry in and around Coimbatore, Tirupur, Karur and part of Bengaluru was facing shortage of labour, particularly skilled workers, which at any given time requires three lakh to five lakh workers, a board member of Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) Srihari Balakrishnan said.

He was speaking at a function organized to distribute certificates and appointment orders in ITF member mills trained under Skill Development Programme.

Related Keywords: directed Ministry of Commerce and Textile, functional in the country, make some 1000 industrial stitching units, meeting held at the parliament house, providing required support, Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Textile, take appropriate measures, Textile Industry, under chairmanship of Senator Shibili Faraz

The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Textile at the meeting held at the parliament house under the chairmanship of Senator Shibili Faraz, directed the Ministry of Commerce and Textile to take appropriate measures to make some 1000 industrial stitching units functional in the country as early as possible through providing them required support.

The Committee also directed the Ministry of Commerce and Textile to provide detailed expenditures on different ongoing projects in the textile industry for the betterment of the textile industry.

Related Keywords: Africas leading textile and printing brand, GTP, GTP brand joint venture, GTP second skin of Ghanians, marketing director of GTP, offering consumers premium quality fabrics, Premium African Textiles Company Ltd, stay in tune with culture. Rev Badu, strong heritage, Tex Styles Ghana Limited, timeless designs, well over 50 years consistent

Africa’s leading textile and printing brand GTP which for well over 50 years has been consistent in its promise of offering consumers premium quality fabrics, timeless designs, and strong heritage that make them look and feel beautiful, proud, confident and to stay in tune with the culture. Rev Badu, marketing director of GTP, at an event held in the company’s premises said that they can confidently say that GTP has become the second skin of Ghanians.

Related Keywords: among Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, curb mis-declaration, FBR and textile sector, Recent meeting held, reissued to accommodate maximum refund claimant, resolve all issues raised by the industry, rolled-back sales tax refund payment orders, second hand clothing imports, textile sector assured 100 percent examination

At the recent meeting held among Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Haroon Akhtar Khan, FBR and textile sector at Lahore. FBR team tried to resolve all issues raised by the industry on the spot. FBR to curb mis-declaration and all rolled-back sales tax refund payment orders (RPOs) in April 2017 have been re-issued to accommodate maximum refund claimants. FBR assured textile sector 100 percent examination of second-hand clothing imports.

Related Keywords: at Tulsi Bagh, cocoon rearers, completed in a record time of six months, estimated cost of Rs 1.25 crore, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, inaugurated Silk Worm Seed Cold Store, keen to develop silk industry of Kashmir, Minister of Agriculture of the State of Kashmir, on modern lines, provide best possible market facilities

The Minister of Agriculture of the State of Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, has recently inaugurated the Silk Worm Seed Cold Store at Tulsi Bagh which was completed in a record time of six months at an estimated cost of Rs 1.25 crore.

The minister said that State government was keen to develop silk industry of Kashmir on modern lines and would provide best possible market facilities for cocoon rearers.

Related Keywords: APEC, four are APEC members, maintain high export turnover, potential US$ billion market, seeks the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation, targets a 10 percent growth, Textile and apparel export sector of Vietnam, Vietnamese clothing goods

The textile and apparel export sector of Vietnam which targets a 10% growth seeks the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation(APEC) as a potential US$ billion market. The textile and apparel industry continues to maintain high export turnover

Related Keywords: apparel and textile industry, association of NIIFT and Groz-Beckert Asia, equipment, free course of the Industrial Sewing Machine Operator, furniture, NIIFT, Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology, offered machinery, other related installations, set up a skill development, training facility, underprivileged students

The Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) has set up a skill development and training facility for the underprivileged students which will be used in a free course of the Industrial Sewing Machine Operator.

Under the association of NIIFT and Groz-Beckert Asia, NIIFT has provided space for the training facility while Groz-Beckert Asia has offered machinery, equipment, furniture and other related installations including IT peripherals.

Additionally, Groz-Beckert Asia will provide necessary financial support for the smooth functioning of the training facility.

Related Keywords: AGOA, Debate stirred up between, export of cotton from country, Government of Nigeria, needed for local manufacturing, Nigerian Textile Manufacturing Association, NTMA, textile and garment sector, want ban on the export of cotton

A debate has stirred up between the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian Textile Manufacturing Association (NTMA) on the export of cotton from the country.

MTMA’s acting director general Hamman Kwajaffa said at a public hearing organized by a parliamentary committee on industry that it wants a ban on the export of cotton from the country as it is needed for local manufacturing.