A cotton farm just outside Goondiwindi on the NSW-Queensland border is the site of a ground breaking trial to test whether shredded cotton products could offer benefits to cotton soil health, and a scalable solution to textile waste…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2021
China’s imports of cotton are forecast at a seven-year high, driven by the highest projected consumption in three years, robust State Reserve (SR) imports, and attractive prices for imported cotton relative to domestic supplies…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2021
If Australian cotton was to be spun into a single origin yarn, it could capture added value as an environmental and socially responsibly produced fabric, according to Nuffield Scholar, Tamara Uebergang,..Read More
Grain Central, May 6, 2021
Cotton Australia has nudged up its estimate for this season’s cotton production to “2.7 million bales and rising” as pickers move through crops from Central Queensland to southern NSW…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 5, 2021
The potential to develop a thriving cotton industry in Australia’s north has been given a boost with a new gin near Katherine set to be operational in 2022. ..Read More
Grain Central, March 22, 2021
World cotton consumption is expected to exceed production for the second year in a row, reducing world stocks by 3.2 million bales…Read More
Grain Central, March 10, 2021
The two winners of the 2020–21 FastStart Cotton Establishment Awards pushed themselves outside of their comfort zone, drawing on the latest tools, techniques and advice with outstanding results…Read More
Grain Central, March 1, 2021
Australia is on track to produce a cotton crop of around 2.3 million bales, and prices are firming as the start of picking approaches.
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Record United States shipments of cotton through December are supporting a stronger US export forecast at 15.25 million bales (Mb), despite production falling 5Mb from the previous year…Read More
Grain Central, January 13, 2021
COVID-19 has dramatically impacted nearly every sector of the global economy, and the cotton sector is no exception…Read More
Grain Central, December 11, 2020
Australia is on track to produce a cotton crop almost four times the size of last year’s, but still well below the long-term average, with recent rain helping underpin yield prospects…Read More
Liz Wells, December 9, 2020
Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) have today launched a new crop modelling tool developed to assist Australian cotton growers and consultants estimate potential yield…Read More
Grain Central, December 4, 2020