Supply Chain
Supply Chain
Data and analyses of trends in the cotton textile supply chain, including commodity economics.
Consumers
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
Invest in Our Planet
It’s been more than half a century since the world’s first Earth Day, when 20 million Americans called for greater protections for the planet. The Earth Day movement continues tomorrow,…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter April 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices increased over the past month. Open interest is shifting out of the May NY/ICE futures contract and into July. Prices for both futures surged…
Retail/Brands
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
The Time is Now for Natural Fibers
Scientists around the globe were recently shocked when temperatures over Earth’s poles soared: Antarctica was more than 70 degrees warmer than average, while areas of the Artic registered temps more…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter March 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices decreased over the past month. The most actively traded May 2021 NY/ICE futures contract decreased from 124 to 118 cents/lb over the past month.…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter February 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All benchmark prices increased over the past month. The Nearby March NY/ICE futures contract increased from 115 to 127 cents/lb. Open interest has been migrating out of…
Supply Chain
Articles
On World Water Day: How Fashion Can Do Its Part
Earth is called the Blue Planet because it’s covered mostly in water. And since 1993, World Water Day has been held every year on March 22 to “celebrate water and…
Retail/Brands
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
How Conventional Cotton Can Organically Meet Consumer Desires
At a time when the world seems to be focused on sustainability, consumers have differing ideas on terms that describe different types of cotton and what “organic cotton” actually means.…
Supply Chain
Articles
Focusing on Durability
The phrase “you get what you pay for” has probably been around since people had to start actually paying for things. In the garment industry though, the proliferation of fast…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter
January 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT All benchmark prices increased over the past month. The March NY/ICE futures fell as low as 104 cents/lb in early December. After trading sideways in the first…