Executive Brief Update 2012: Cotton sector About this update This brief was updated in October 2012 to reflect developments since July 2011. The 2011 publication was based on a fuller b... 28/11/2012
The role of private standards in sustainable development According to Hans-Peter Egler, head of trade promotion at the Swiss Government Secretariat for Economic Affairs, private voluntary standards (PVS)... 03/09/2012
WTO cotton discussions: Little progress, growing concerns According to analysis from the WTO Secretariat prepared as part of discussions within the Director General’s Framework Mechanism on Cotton, ‘the ne... 12/08/2012
USDA review of cotton sector developments in West Africa According to the latest USDA annual review of cotton production in West Africa, despite unfavourable and irregular rains in marketing year (MY) 201... 12/08/2012
USDA annual review of EU27 cotton sector According to the latest USDA annual report on the EU cotton sector, EU cotton production has declined by about 50% since the 2006 reforms. However,... 09/07/2012
Contract farming strengthens functioning of Tanzanian cotton supply chain The government of Tanzania has heralded the success of its cotton contract farming scheme. According to the Minister for Agriculture, Professor Jum... 04/06/2012
C4 and China agree cooperation deal on fringes of the WTO Ministerial Against the background of China’s growing influence in global cotton markets, the C4 cotton-producing African countries – Benin, Mali, Chad and Bur... 25/02/2012
West African cotton production up, despite variable national trends USDA analysis of the West African cotton sector suggests that while weather events have affected the area planted and cotton yields, this season’s... 19/02/2012
Short-term global cotton market trends At the beginning of 2012, website Agrimoney.com reviewed various projections for the short-term future of global cotton markets. It noted that foll... 06/02/2012
C4 countries table ‘standstill principle’ proposal in WTO On 11 November 2011, a West African proposal to the WTO that ‘the US and EU should freeze trade-distorting support for cotton at current historical... 07/01/2012