Brazil’s 2020/21 cotton crop enters ginning season
Lint quality starts in the harvest, and ginning is an indispensable process to maintain the fiber’s characteristics. Learn all about this stage of cotton production in Brazil. July marked the beginning of the ginning season for the 2020/2021 cotton crop in Brazil. By November, the entire Brazilian production – estimated at 2.43 million tons – […]
Central laboratory ensures credibility to Brazilian cotton quality testing
The credibility of Brazilian cotton is as important as its quality, as the sector sets out to conquer new markets and increasingly value locally produced lint. Standardizing classification tests is a key element in this process. It was with this goal in mind that the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association of Cotton (Abrapa) created the Standard Brazil HVI (SBRHVI) program, whose main pillar is a modern, well-equipped central laboratory […]
Commitment to Quality positions Brazil among the world’s major cotton producers
The quality of the cotton fiber is what determines its applicability and valuation in the market. Far beyond the gradient of whites and yellows, the lint has distinct fineness grades and sizes and several characteristics relative to strength and resilience that help or hinder when it comes to transforming the raw material into yarns and […]
Cotton Brazil takes part in China International Cotton Conference and launches channel on We Chat
Representatives of the Brazilian cotton sector participated in one of the most important industry events in Asia in a move to drive targeted content for Chinese buyers Aiming to narrow the commercial and friendly relationship with China even further, Cotton Brazil was present at the China International Cotton Conference, held in Suzhou on June 17th […]
How the Responsible Brazilian Cotton program (ABR) fosters sustainability in farms
The evolution of the ABR program shows the commitment of the Brazilian cotton sector to sustainability. Learn more about how this process works and why choosing the Brazilian fiber means choosing responsibility. Sustainability has definitely entered the agenda of governments, entities, and corporations worldwide. As a true pioneer, the cotton industry was one of […]
Brazilian cotton seeks larger slice of Chinese market
The Brazilian Cotton Growers Association has sealed a partnership deal with the China National Cotton Exchange, signaling its willingness to meet the demands of the Chinese industrial sector. In the last five years, Brazil has increased its cotton exports to the Chinese market by more than fifteen-fold. The aim for the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association […]
Abrapa and China Cotton Association formalize commercial partnership
Document signed on April 26 aims to position Brazil as the main supplier of cotton to the Chinese market In the past five years, Brazil has increased cotton exports to the Chinese market by more than 15 times. In the 2016/17 crop, 41.8 thousand tonnes were sold. In the current 2020/21 cycle, which ends in […]
Webinar promotes Brazilian cotton in Bangladesh
Projections and the prospects for the 2021 Brazilian cotton harvest will be the focus of a webinar this week. The Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) is promoting the Cotton Brazil Harvest 2021 Roundtable, an online event to further intensify its commercial partnerships with Bengali cotton buyers. The webinar will be held on June 9th at […]
Biological control in Brazil: what you need to know about the techniques applied to cotton
Biological control in Brazil grows about 15% a year and is a step forward in terms of sustainable practices. Biological and microbiological control is one of the most important tools for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cotton crops and has been growing around 15% a year in Brazil, due to the positive technical results, […]
Brazil and India sign a collaboration agreement during the 1st Cotton Brazil Outlook
The first edition of Cotton Brazil Outlook took place on January 21st as part of a series of virtual events organized by the Cotton Brazil initiative and led by Abrapa (Brazilian Cotton Growers Association), in partnership with Anea (Brazilian Cotton Shippers Association) and Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency). The meetings will present innovations by the Brazilian cotton industry to several buyer countries. In this first event, authorities and specialists from Brazil got […]