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Earth Day 2021
Remember last year when COVID-19 shut down the world, and the environmentally minded were hopeful it would be good for the planet? Well, that didn't happen but from April 20-22,…
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Monthly Economic Letter April 2021
The latest USDA report featured a small decrease in global production (-276,000 bales to 113.0 million) and a small increase in global mill-use (+387,000 bales to 117.8 million). An upward…
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Monthly Economic Letter March 2021
Most benchmark prices increased throughout February but decreased in early March.
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Monthly Economic Letter February 2021
The latest USDA report featured increases to world production (+1.3 million to 114.1 million) and consumption forecasts (+1.5 million bales to 117.2 million). Due to revisions to mill-use figures in…
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Monthly Economic Letter January 2021
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Global cotton prices continued to rise over the past month. The NY March futures contract climbed from 74 cents/lb to 82 cents/lb. The December futures contract, reflective…
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Home Textiles in China – Supply Chain Insights
Chinese consumers spent ¥167 billion ($23.4B USD) on home textile products in 2019. While a drop in spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected in 2020, this market is…
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Things to Know About COVID-19 & Consumer Concerns in China (Wave II)
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the globe, consumers adapt their shopping to this new normal. Based on data from the second wave of our COVID-19 Consumer Response Survey, our…