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Cotton market will show signs of pressure, for at least a short timeframe. Looks like, there is going to be lot of cotton world over. Addressing the 95th Annual General Meeting of Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India, Nayan Mirani stated recently, “cotton prices are likely to witness a depressing trend.”

Following the success of branded cotton from Egypt and the US, the Government of India is considering branding of the locally produced fibre to fetch premium prices from overseas importers.

In India, currently, digital printing has a 25 per cent growth rate and is expected to continue growing at a steady pace. “There is a growing demand for printed clothing and we have seen an increase in the use of digital textile printers”, says Vasudevan, DGM – Commercial and Industrial Products, Epson India Pvt Ltd, while speaking to the ITJ.

USTER has relaunched its LVI family with upgraded electronics and design – and the accuracy and reliability. Nearly 70 years ago, the earliest accurate test equipment for cotton fibre properties were introduced to the market.

The newly-developed C-Cleaner conversion kit (5F+1K) is simple, cost effective, and Sanmit has developed this by using existing LMW 3 flat system into 5F+1K system (5 flats + 1 Mote knife and one aluminium suction device).

Hyderabad-based Tierra Agrotech Pvt Ltd has acquired the branded cotton seeds business of Monsanto Holdings as the US-based seed giant battles a bitter dispute with former Indian licensee Nuziveedu Seeds in the Delhi High Court.

Gujarat is witnessing a sharp decline in forward contract of cotton for export in the new season. Gujarat, which accounts for about 25-30 per cent share in India’s total exports, etc.