April 1, 2021

India raises genetically modified cotton seed prices by 5%

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has raised the price of genetically modified cotton seeds by 5% for the fiscal year that began in March, a (...)

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March 31, 2021

Pakistan lifts ban on cotton, sugar imports from arch-rival India as prices rise

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March 31, 2021

Mali expects cotton production to rebound in 2021/22 to 810,000 tonnes

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March 31, 2021

China May Boost Cotton Imports to Cut Xinjiang Fibre in Exports

China could import more cotton to replace fibre from Xinjiang that’s being rejected by some Western companies and threatens to hurt its booming textile export (...)

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March 30, 2021

China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

By Cate Cadell* Foreign firms face boycotts in China over Xinjiang cotton* Xinjiang officials reject accusations of human rights abuses* U.S. says boycotts are “state-led”* (...)

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March 27, 2021

China branch of cotton trade body finds no forced labour in Xinjiang

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March 27, 2021

U.S. Says China Is Targeting Companies That Bar Xinjiang Cotton

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March 27, 2021

Bayer's Monsanto, India's NSL settle long-running GM cotton seed dispute

By Aditya Kalra, Mayank BhardwajNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bayer AG said on Friday it had reached an “amicable settlement” in its Monsanto unit’s long-running intellectual (...)

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March 26, 2021

Mali 2020 cotton harvest slumps 79% year-on-year, prime minister says

BAMAKO, March 25 (Reuters) – Mali’s cotton harvest in 2020 tumbled nearly 79% year-on-year to 147,200 tonnes partly because of a pandemic-induced price slump that (...)

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March 25, 2021

After H&M, Nike feels Chinese social media heat over Xinjiang

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