Tag: cotton

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 11:54 UTC

  As with soybeans and corn, Brazil ready to unseat US as world's top cotton exporter

  

  As with other crops, Brazil is close to unseating the US to become the world’s biggest cotton exporter as Texas, America’s top-producing region, buckles under searing heat and drought.

• Friday, January 6th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Brazil provides 20% of the world's cotton supply, and is second global exporter

  

  Brazil provides 20% of the world’s cotton supply, making it the second largest cotton exporter in the world. Cotton represents Brazil’s seventh-largest export product in terms of value: in the market year 2021/2022 alone, 1.68 thousand tons were exported, generating more than USD 3.2 billion in cash. The stats were supplied by the industry association Abrapa.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Brazil planning to become world's largest cotton exporter, ahead of US

  

  Brazil could become the world’s largest cotton exporter in 2023, because of an increase in the planted area helping it to surpass the United States, which could reduce sowing by 30% to make way for competing crops such as corn, soy, and wheat.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  US major retailers face lawsuit for selling falsely labeled “100% Egyptian Cotton”

  

  A United States federal judge said Walmart Inc, Target Corp, and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc must face a lawsuit claiming they sold linens that were falsely labeled “100per cent Egyptian Cotton” or “100per cent Long-Staple Egyptian cotton” despite being suspicious of their origin.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 10:41 UTC

  Brazil-FAO sign agreement for cotton expertise transfer to small farmers in Africa

  

  A 20 million dollars agreement signed Wednesday by the United Nations and Brazil will seek to transfer the expertise of the South American country to support cotton farmers in developing economies.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  India confirms ban on cotton exports; China furious makes official complaint

  

  India will keep a controversial ban on its cotton exports for now after ministers failed to agree its fate at the weekend, even after top buyer China had criticised the move, which boosted global prices.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:22 UTC

  Brazilian Farmers Prospect for Phosphates to Cap Fertilizer Suppliers’ Dependence

  

  Farmers in Brazil have teamed up to drill an area the size of New York for phosphate-based fertilizers, seeking to cut dependency on producers including Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) and Mosaic Co. (NYSE:MOS) after prices surged.