Cotton Australia is forecasting the crop now being picked to yield 5.2Mb, up from 5Mb seen in December thanks to warm and dry weather at the tail end of the growing season…Read More
Grain Central, April 27, 2023
Sites across Australia’s are firing up for the season as Australia’s biggest ginner, Namoi Cotton, chops its year end February earnings forecast to $15-17M…Read More
Liz Wells, April 21, 2023
A cool and wet start to the growing season has pushed back openings on the ginning calendar, with QC’s Moura site so far the only one to have started…Read More
Emma Alsop, March 31, 2023
Trials to evaluate inclusion of textile waste in cotton country are progressing, with Gunnedah grower Scott Morgan and bed linen manufacturer Sheridan joining phase 2…Read More
Grain Central, March 22, 2023
Cotton is enjoying a resurgence in south-east Qld’s Lockyer Valley, where growers are looking for a less labour-intensive alternative to vegetables…Read More
Emma Alsop, March 20, 2023
Despite the wet start, planting of cotton in the Ord district is well advanced as plans shape up for a classing facility as well as a gin…Read More
Emma Alsop, March 15, 2023
The sale of Gundaline to a Chinese investor points to a thawing of relations between Australia and China, and another vertical integration move by a leading textile company…Read More
Emma Alsop, January 25, 2023
Australian growers appear certain to sell out of 2022 cotton within weeks, a huge success for the industry considering this year’s crop is predicted to be a record 5.5 million bales…Read More
The first CSD project from funding pledged to commemorate industry pioneer Richard Williams will look at improving the outlook for long-season cotton in CQ…Read More
Grain Central, September 23, 2022
A site for the proposed Kimberley Cotton Company gin has been leased at Kununurra, with operations expected to commence in 2025…Read More
Grain Central, August 4, 2022
Cotton seed may be a by-product of the expanding northern cotton industry but it could create even more economic value than the fibre itself, some of the region’s most experienced agricultural stakeholders believe…Read More
James Nason, July 27, 2022
A trial where cotton textile waste has been used as farm-fill rather than land-fill is showing promising results on Sam Coulton’s farm at Goondiwindi…Read More
Grain Central, July 25, 2022
