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Insight3 Jul 2017According to figures provided by the USDA, China’s appetite for cotton in 2016/17 is higher than previously estimated in May.
Insight3 Jul 2017Recent figures provided by the United States Department of Agriculture in June show that supply and demand of cotton fibres in Brazil are looking positive in 2017/18 relative to 2016/17.
Under its brand name, Pigmentinc, Australian direct-to-garment printer manufacturer Impression Technology has released the GoTx series fabric pre-treatment machine.
Intelligence30 Jun 2017The purpose of this analysis is to determine whether market-oriented or interventionist approach is better for cotton production in India between 1976/77 and 2015/16. Proxies that would support market-oriented policies are: domestic credit to the private sector, which measures the level of domestic financial institutions; mill use of cotton, which measures the level of domestic demand; exports, which measures the international demand for domestic cotton; and FDI net Inflow, measured in US dollars, which measures the level of foreign investments into the Indian economy.Proxies that would support interventionist polices are government spending measured in USD, which measures the extent government intervenes directly into the Indian economy.
