Does the new US Farm Bill meet US cotton subsidy reduction commitments? Analysts from two academic news forums, IFPRI and ICTSD, argue that it is now time to end the long-standing cotton dispute, involving the C4 group... 17/08/2014
Chinese subsidy reform begins to take effect while Tanzania sets up a crop stabilisation fund According to the commodity website Agrimoney.com, India is taking over from China as the top cotton grower, following a larger than expected drop i... 13/07/2014
European consumer demand driving corporate investment in organic cotton production in Ethiopia At the end of March 2014, Aycoom Agricultural Development plc, a joint venture between Ayka Addis Textile & Investment Group (holding 55%) and... 15/06/2014
Benin faces challenges in revitalising cotton sector A USDA review of the agricultural situation in Benin has highlighted the challenges faced in the cotton sector, which accounts for “nearly 40% of G... 15/06/2014
Increase in cotton production in West and Central Africa despite poor early rains According to a USDA report, the West African 2013/14 cotton season (August to July) started late as a result of irregular rains, requiring farmers... 02/02/2014
Executive Brief Update 2013: Cotton sector 1. Background and key issuesWhile the USA remains the world’s largest cotton exporter, in 2012–13 C... 19/12/2013
“Reintegrating China into the world cotton market without provoking a new period of instability is still the main challenge” An interview with Michael Edwards, Editor-in-Chief of Cotton Outlook Michael Edwards is Editor-in-Chief of the weekly Cotton Outlook, the independent source of information and analysis on the international cotto... 14/12/2013
EU cotton policies of declining relevance in global cotton policy debate According to the US Department of Agriculture, “Greece’s cotton areas, yields and production have declined significantly” since the 2003 round of C... 08/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013 – West Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesAfter 6 years of discussions, agreement was reached in 2013 by the Econ... 01/12/2013
Chinese cotton policies continue to support world market prices Macquarie, analysts in the cotton sector, have suggested that cotton prices could still rally, following the Chinese government’s decision to buy c... 26/10/2013