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Related Keywords: boosted import demand, cotton area plunges, Faced with low cotton prices, farmers cutting back on labour and crop spraying, farmers reduce cotton planting, lower than expected sowings, Pakistani farmers, Pakistani import demand revised, pest outbreaks, switching to more profitable crops, US Department of Agriculture Islamabad bureau

With Pakistani farmers switching to more profitable crops, its cotton area will fall to a 31-year low next season, US officials warn. Even with an expected uptick in yields, the 2016-17 crop was forecast at just 8.0m bales, down from an earlier estimate of 9.0m bales. Aside from last year's 7.0m bale crop, this would be the smallest harvest since 2003-4.

The US Department of Agriculture's Islamabad bureau trimmed ideas for the Pakistani cotton crop, thanks to lower than expected sowings, and boosted import demand.

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The United States, under the new US Generalized System of Preference (GSP) expands duty-free access to travel goods such as luggage, backpacks, handbags and wallet made in Cambodia, a major expansion of trade preferences for the country, according to the US Embassy in Phnom Penh.

Now, Cambodia will be able to be shipped its travel goods to the US duty free.

Related Keywords: domestic output is insignificant, from textile industry, from the previous year, increase of about nineteen percent, meet rising demand, second biggest cash earner, the worlds fifth largest garment exporter, Vietnam, Vietnam Cotton and Spinning Association, will import 1.2 million tonnes of cotton this year

Vietnam, the world's fifth largest garment exporter, will import 1.2 million tonnes of cotton this year, which represents an increase of about 19 percent from the previous year 2015, an industry official said on Wednesday.

Vice Chairman Nguyen Son of the Vietnam Cotton and Spinning Association said that most of the imported cotton will come from the United States, which has been Vietnam's top supplier of the raw material, followed by India, Brazil and Australia.

The move is aimed to meet rising demand from its textile industry while domestic output is insignificant.

Related Keywords: Amid rising labor costs, continue doing business in Bangladesh, Fast Retailing, Japan will boost security after last Friday's terrorist attack in Dhaka, Japanese clothing makers, Japanese garment industry, other Asian countries, remains important both in terms of sales and production, shifting production from China to Bangladesh

Amid rising labor costs, Japanese garment industry is shifting production from China to Bangladesh and other Asian countries. Japanese clothing makers will continue doing business in Bangladesh, as it remains important both in terms of sales and production, although they will boost security after last Friday's terrorist attack in Dhaka.

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The 17th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Knitting & Hosiery Machinery held under the theme, Enabling Design and Fabrics Innovation through New Textile Technologies concluded on 16 June attracted nearly 10,000 local and international trade visitors from 36 countries and regions.

Related Keywords: Cotton Technical Assistance Programme Africa, established in Kaduna city, first of its kind centre in Nigeria, government of Nidgeria, India, Indian commerce ministry, rebuild cotton, set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria, set up in partnership, support skill development, textile value chain, textiles sector of the West African nation

India has set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria, first of its kind centre in Nigeria set up in partnership with the government of Nidgeria to support skill development in the textiles sector of the West African nation, said the Indian Commerce Ministry.

The centre is established in the city of Kaduna under the Cotton Technical Assistance Programme for Africa being implemented by India's Department of Commerce, was inaugurated on June 22.

In India, polyester yarn 30 knit yarn prices regained INR1 a kg in the fourth week of June in Ludhiana market while they rolled over in Indore. Polyester yarn prices inched up in Ludhiana markets while they rolled over in Indore, reflecting regional demand/supply balance.

Related Keywords: Polyester prices, polyester yarn prices, psf prices, spun yarn prices, yarn prices in china, yarn prices in India, yarn prices in Pakistan

Asian PTA markers rose US$2 a ton CFR China and up US$1 a ton CFR Southeast Asia in the fourth week of June. Purified terephthalic acid prices were slightly up that week as G20 summit caused uncertainty about shutdowns. Upstream paraxylene cost also sobered significantly providing good margins to PTA makers.

Related Keywords: Polyester prices, pta price in China, pta price in US, PTA prices, purified terephthalic acid prices

Related Keywords: cotton production and productivity need to change, cultivating small hectares of land to large scale farming, distributes improved seeds to farmers, fibre quality, negative impact on productivity level, production largely unorganized, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, revive cotton farming and textile industry in Nigeria, RMRDC

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) to revive cotton farming and textile industry in Nigeria distributed over 10 tonnes of improved cotton seeds to farmers in two years. This year, they gave 4.3 tonnes of seeds of cotton comprising Samaru 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 varieties to the farmers in the 4 cotton growing zones, namely:North West, North East, North Central, South West, said Dr Gabriel G. Awolehin, Chairman, Cotton Strategic Committee, RMRDC.

Related Keywords: business partnerships, exchange views on business opportunities, four hundred people across world and India to participate, Indian buyers, International Cotton conference, latest trends, organized by Indian Cotton Federation in Tamil Nadu, Policy updates, textile chain, unparalleled networking opportunity, with local importers and end users

A two-day 'International Cotton Conference' is being organized by the Indian Cotton Federation in Tamil Nadu from August 19 which is seeing participation of about 400 people from across the world and India. It will provide an unparalleled networking opportunity with Indian buyers and textile chain and business partnerships with local importers and end users.