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Supply Chain

Supply Chain

Data and analyses of trends in the cotton textile supply chain, including commodity economics.

Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter October 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or higher over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured relatively minor changes to global production (+219,000 bales…

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Monthly Economic Letter September 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or higher over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to estimates for global production (-1.2 million…

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Supply Chain

Consumers Still Love Ecommerce – Here’s How U.S. Can Compete

Online shopping has been the stuff of wardrobe inspiration, late night impulse buys and time saving purchases for consumers around the world. While it stands to grow exponentially in the…

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter August 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All cotton benchmarks decreased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to figures for global production (from 120.2 to 117.6…

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter July 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in benchmark prices was mixed over the past month. Pakistani spot prices fell from 86 to 80 cents/lb.  In domestic terms, values dropped from 19,700 to…

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter June 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices decreased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured only marginal changes to world production (+91,000 bales to 119.1…

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Monthly Economic Letter May 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All benchmark prices decreased over the past month.•The July NY/ICE futures contract dropped from 93 to 77 cents/lb between early April and the present.•The December NY/ICE futures…

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Supply Chain

Cotton Prices: Will They Hold Up?

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Consumers

Sustainability in Consumers’ Lives and Wardrobes

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter January 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks were flat over the past month. Pakistani prices increased. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured a slight increase to global production…

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