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U.S. cotton down 15.2 percent

10. February 2015
Upland cotton intentions are 9.2 million acres, down 15.2 percent from 2014, while extra-long staple (ELS) intentions of 236,000 acres represent a 22.8 percent increase. The survey results were announced at the NCC’s 2015... To the article

Question time: ECB Monetary Policy, Falling Euro Exchange Rate, Greek Election, Rising Franc and the Consequences

4. February 2015
Answers by Eugen Weinberg, Head of Commodity Research at Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt. Euro-dollar parity in sight next year Parallel to the bond purchases by the European Central Bank worth more than EUR 1.1 trillion,... To the article

Indian Cotton Sales

30. January 2015
Last week the Cotton Corporation of India announced the auction of cotton bought under MSP program and mainly offered cotton of south origin. India is the world’s second-biggest producer as well as consumer of... To the article

President Grimmelt at the Ethical Fashion Show Berlin

23. January 2015
The opening of the Ethical Fashion Show and Green Showroom fashion shows took place on Monday 19th January at the “Postbahnhof” in Berlin, in the presence of German Development Minister, Dr. Gerd Müller and... To the article

Cotton Research in Bremen

9. January 2015
On the basis of the 2014 sponsorship agreement between FIBRE and the BCE, Christina Giebing began work at the Fibre Institute Bremen on 1 January 2015, with pro rata funding from both the BCE... To the article

Bremen Cotton Exchange Welcomes Better Cotton Initiative as a New Member

9. January 2015
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), based in Geneva, became the newest member of the Bremen Cotton Exchange in December 2014. BCI works globally, with the aim of developing Better Cotton as a sustainable mainstream... To the article