Globally, cotton is losing its share in textile manufacturing because of the stiff competition it faces from polyester and other manmade fibres. In order to arrest the declining trend of cotton consumption, countries like USA, Australia, Brazil, etc.
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The output of the cotton crop in Pakistan is likely to improve during this season mainly due to favourable weather conditions. It is being projected that Pakistan’s cotton crop is expected to be 10.6 million bales, slightly higher than 9.7 million recorded in the last year.
India has already begun to import cotton. In December, already about 3 lakh bales of cotton have been imported. This year as arrival of cotton has fallen post the note-ban and farmers are not selling cotton in a big way as they prefer to deal in cash, the prices of the commodity have firmed up to Rs 39,000 per candy of 355 kg in the domestic market.
The global market for organic cotton has grown by 67 per cent. Besides, there is also greater global awareness of the need to have good quality organic cotton seeds.
Conductive cotton fabrics have been developed into flexible wearable strain sensors. A team of scientists from the UK-based Cambridge University and Jiangnan University in China has used modified graphene to develop wearable cotton smart textiles.
Kenya plans to revive its cotton industry, a major foreign-exchange earner until the 1980s, amid strong demand for lint from domestic mills and the potential to supply manufacturers exporting clothing and textiles to the US under a preferential trade deal.
COTTON USA is making plans to promote U.S. cotton’s quality, responsible production and innovation at the world’s leading trade show for home textiles.