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World’s cotton harvested area in 2016-17 is projected at about three per cent below last season. For India-the leading cotton producer-the crop is forecast at 27 million bales in 2016-17, two per cent above 2015’s six-year low.

World’s cotton harvested area in 2016-17 is projected at about three per cent below last season. For India—the leading cotton producer—the crop is forecast at 27 million bales in 2016-17, two per cent above 2015’s six-year low. In 2016-17, an above-average yield is expected to more than offset lower cotton area as farmers in India are reported to have planted alternative crops.

Nagpur-based Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR) plans to launch nearly 15 varieties of desi cotton seeds in March next year, in order to substitute for Bt cotton.

Organic Cotton Round Table (OCRT), which held the 2015 Organic Cotton Round Table in Mumbai, will hold this year’s event in Germany.

Consumption of Turkish cotton is expected to hit a 10-year high next year as the country’s cotton industry invests in new technology.

Consumption of Turkish cotton is expected to hit a 10-year high next year as the country’s cotton industry invests in new technology.

Consumption of Turkish cotton is expected to hit a 10-year high next year as the country’s cotton industry invests in new technology.