Cotton Brazil Outlook 2022: Brazilian cotton expands footprint in the Pakistani market
The Cotton Brazil Outlook 2022 event, held in Dubai on February 23, consolidated Brazil as a steady cotton supplier for Pakistan, the world’s third largest cotton consumer and fourth largest importer. The possibility of accessing updated information on the Brazilian crop, including export figures, and of watching the round table discussions gathering Brazilian cotton growers […]
An opportunity to reassert the value of Brazilian cotton
JÚLIO CEZAR BUSATO* * Cotton Grower and President of the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) Brazilian cotton growers, the textile industry and retailers have felt the impacts caused by the coronavirus pandemic which broke out in late 2019 and took hold worldwide in 2020. Today, as we look towards 2022, and having adjusted to […]
Brazilian cotton finds open doors in Thailand
At an event held in Bangkok plans were sealed to expand trade worth more than US$ 34 million between Brazil and Thailand “You are knocking on our door at just the right time.” These were the words uttered by Somsak Srisupornwanich, the chairman of the Textile Committee of the Thai Confederation of Industries, and which […]
Brazilian cotton prospects the Iranian textile sector
Abrapa and the Brazilian Embassy in Tehran began initial negotiations with Iranian businessmen during an event held earlier this week (23/11) Another market opens its doors to Brazilian cotton. With a booming textile industry, Iran has identified Brazil as an important supplier not only of soybean and corn but also of cotton. This mutual interest was […]
Partnership between Abrapa and BCO promotes Brazilian cotton in China
Closer ties with the Asian giant have been growing since 2020 The Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) signed a technical-commercial cooperation agreement with Beijing Cotton Outlook Consulting Co., this Monday (8th). The BCO is the trade promotion arm of the China National Cotton Exchange (CNCE), the main entity in the Chinese textile industry. The main […]
Brazil and China align protocols for cotton quality
Inspection systems were the topic of a meeting between Chinese and Brazilian governments. The objective is to strengthen commercial relations between the Asian industry and Brazilian cotton farmers. Brazil and China have taken another important step in strengthening commercial relations between the Chinese textile industry and Brazilian cotton farmers. Invited by the Brazilian Cotton Growers […]
Cotton Brazil presents 2022 outlook during global events
On World Cotton Day, Cotton Brazil participated in some of the most important industry events and presented figures about the current Brazilian crop. Several events took place on October 7, World Cotton Day, to foster the use of natural fiber around the globe. Abrapa (Brazilian Cotton Growers Association), through the Cotton Brazil initiative, participated in one exclusive session during the Congress of the International Cotton Association (ICA), […]
SouABR: innovative project is launched to provide Brazilian cotton traceability from farm to retail
SouABR is the 1st blockchain traceability program in the Brazilian textile industry and aims to provide the public with transparency when choosing clothes October 7 is World Cotton Day and the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa), through the Sou de Algodão (which means “I’m made of cotton”) movement, together with the Rio de Janeiro-based Reserva (part […]
Brazilian cotton: why that is the most sustainable choice
As responsable cotton growers, we must produce sustainably and show the true value of cotton to the global industry Cotton is a natural, biodegradable fiber produced in a responsible manner that has a lesser impact on the environment than synthetic fibers. This makes cotton the most sustainable choice for the clothing and textile products of […]
Cotton market strategy brings China and Brazil closer together
China wants to guarantee the supply of an uncontaminated product on the scale required to meet the needs of the thriving textile industry. Brazil aims to become the largest global exporter. Abrapa and CNCE are holding an event to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. On one side of the table, is the biggest cotton […]