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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 February 2024

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks increased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured only minor changes to global cotton production (-355,000 bales to…

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Supply Chain

Consumers Want More Natural Fibers — Here’s How to Innovate & Give Them What They Want

A recent viewing of a show about tiny houses featured a man who needed to get rid tons of “stuff,” including a lot of clothes, before his family could transition…

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Supply Chain

Cotton, Grown from the Earth

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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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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter December 2023

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or slightly lower over the past month. Pakistani spot prices decreased slightly from 75 to 73 cents/lb.  In domestic terms, values fell from…

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Retail/Brands

These New Passports Will Emphasize a Brand’s Sustainability

A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme says greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high in 2022 and by September 2023, global average temperatures were 1.8°C above pre-industrial…

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter November 2023

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most cotton benchmarks decreased over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured a +855,000 bale increase to world cotton production (to 113.5…

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter October 2023

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Cotton benchmarks were flat or lower over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured a small increase to 2023/24 world production (from…

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Supply Chain

Newest Innovations In Natural Fibers Stand to Grow Home Textile Market

If you want to know what’s trending in home textiles, take a look at some of the latest clothing fashions first. Think Coastal Grandmother, Tomato Girl Summer, as well as…

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