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Rollback of cotton export an eyewash: VJAS
YAVATMAL: The conditional lifting of cotton export ban on Sunday by the union commerce and industry minister is nothing but an eyewash as the DGFT notification issued on Monday has disappointed exporters, traders and
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India cotton export ban good for some
New York. India continues to baffle the US cotton futures market by partially reversing a week-old ban on cotton exports. May delivery drops 0.9% to settle at a six-session low of 88c/lb. But keeping
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India cotton prices may gain on shortage of quality cotton
MUMBAI (Commodity Online): On the back of higher exports and addition of 4 million spindles in the domestic mills, India’s cotton prices may move up in near term on shortage of availability of quality
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India Ends Cotton-Shipment Ban, to Revalidate Existing Permits for Export
India, the world’s second-biggest cotton producer, ended a one-week ban on exports and will resume shipments once permits already issued are revalidated, the government said. Exports of as much as 3.5 million 170-kilogram bales
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India Partially Ends Cotton-Export Ban After Growers Protest
India, the second-biggest cotton producer, partially ended a one-week ban on exports after protests from growers, traders and China, its biggest customer. Exports of as much as 3.5 million 170-kilogram bales registered before the
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No spin on this cotton export yarn
Last Monday, the Government of India banned all cotton exports. On Friday, the order had been partially rescinded to allow cotton cleared by customs before March 4 to be exported. Finally, the export ban
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Farmers rejoice govt’s decision to lift ban on cotton export
RAJKOT: Cotton growing farmers and ginners in Saurashtra celebrated after Central government on Sunday said it has decided to lift the ban on cotton exports, which was imposed last week. Farmers and ginners had
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NY cotton closes lower as India decision perplexes
* India’s flip-flop on exports digested by trade * Bearish fundamentals keep cotton on defensive NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – Cotton futures finished lower Monday for the fifth straight session as the market
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India allows limited export of cotton
India yesterday partially lifted a week-old ban on cotton export after protests from growers and traders at home. The Indian government yesterday issued an order, rolling back the decision of ban, but not for
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Trading remains range-bound at cotton market
KARACHI: Trading at the Karachi cotton market remained range-bound amid firm spot rate with sizeable influx of cottonseed, traders at the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) said on Monday. The KCA kept the spot rate
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Cornered govt lifts cotton export ban for 10 days
NEW DELHI: Bowing to political pressure, the government on Monday opened the window for cotton exports for 10 days but decided against registering fresh consignments for shipments outside the country. A notification issued by
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Cotton crops under water, minor damage
DAMAGE to southern NSW’s $180 million cotton crop may not be as bad as first feared. The region’s new $22 million gin at Whitton, in the Leeton Shire, has escaped damage from flood water
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Bt crop doubles India’s cotton output
Biotech (Bt) crop technology has more than doubled India’s cotton production, a government report card said today, calling for more such revolutions. “By 2011-12, almost 90 per cent of cotton area is covered under
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Egypt’s Alcotexa sells 4,133 T cotton in past week
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Alexandria Cotton Exporters’ Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 4,133 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on March 10, an Alcotexa official said on Monday. The sales comprised 75 tonnes
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India: Govt not to allow fresh cotton exports
Reuters – India will not allow any fresh exports of cotton and only the quantity permitted before the government imposed a ban on overseas sales will be allowed to be shipped, the trade secretary
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Cotton prices are unlikely to go up in the short term
The recent ban on the export of cotton may not impact prices immediately. The ban came after the export limit had touched 95 lakh bales. According to the data released by the Office of
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Rates change amid modest trading on cotton market
Karachi—Marginal variations were witnessed in the prices amid modest trading on cotton market, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 5,300, they said. Prices of seedcotton in Sindh were at Rs
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India ends export ban on cotton
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will lift a controversial ban on cotton exports just a week after imposing it, allowing more supplies into a global market that is oversupplied and which is likely to
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India Decides to End Cotton-Export Ban After Protests From Growers, China
India, the world’s second-biggest cotton producer, will end a ban on exports after protests from growers, traders and China, the nation’s biggest buyer. “Keeping in view the interests of the farmers, industry, trade, a balance
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Cotton Imports by China May Advance This Year Amid Government Stockpiling
Cotton (CCUIIQTL) imports by China, the largest consumer, will increase this year as government buying absorbs domestic production, according to the China Cotton Textile Association. “We’ve got a shortfall,” Sun Yingan, deputy president of the association,
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