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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
March 2021

Most benchmark prices increased throughout February but decreased in early March.

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Supply Chain

A Renewed Look

Since the start of the pandemic, proper hand washing, and sanitizing have been touted as key to reducing the spread of COVID-19. Such is the importance of clean, running water.…

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Consumers

Clothing Durability & What’s In Your Closet

In the last 15 years, we've seen trends towards disposability in the fashion industry, disturbing sustainability advocates.

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Supply Chain

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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Supply Chain

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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Supply Chain

Supply Chain

Consumers

Supply Chain

Consumers

Meeting New Demands

In casual conversations with folks who don't work in the apparel industry, many seem surprised to hear that apparel retailers didn't fare well during the COVID-19 shutdowns since they could…

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