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Introduction
Chapter 1
Overview
Production
Production trends
Africa in perspective
Trends in mill use of fibre
Expansion of retail cotton use
Retail cotton consumption
Mill consumption
Inter-fibre competition
Long term projections for textile fibre consumption
Trade
Biotech cotton: world textile trade
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Cotton Prices
Prices measured at many levels
Influence of time on prices
Influence of location and quality on prices
Cotton and competing crop prices
Structural changes leading to lower prices
Technology
Polyester
Prices of cotton yarn
Retail prices for clothes
Futures markets
The Cotlook Indices
A brief description
Daily quotations
The Cotlook A Index
Transition to an Asian basis
The dual system
Uses of the cotlook indices
Cotton in the Doha Development Agenda
Chapter 2
Impact of varieties and production practices on cotton quality
Varieties
Harvesting
Seed cotton storage and handling
Cotton ginning machinery
Seed cotton unloading
Feed control
Drying
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Gin stands
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The impact of cotton fibre properties on textile processing performance, quality and costs
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Nature of neps and short fibres
Measurement of neps and short fibres
Conclusion
Extraneous contamination in cotton
What is the acceptable contamination level for the end-user of yarn and cloth?
Steps towards minimizing contamination
What proportions of bales from different origins are contaminated?
Fibrous and non-fibrous extraneous contamination in cotton bales
Electronic gadgets in the spinning process for removal of contamination
Effect of the initial level of fibrous contamination and residual level in yarn
Best solution: Solve the contamination problem at the origin
Conclusion
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Cotton classification
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Harmonization of rapid machine testing of fibre quality
Understanding HVI and how to make it serve a global market
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Why do we need this amount of paper?
How can electronic paperwork assist me?
The electronic revolution
How secure is electronic paperwork?
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When do I become liable? The attachment and termination of risk
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Risk management-A cotton supply chain manager’s perspective
Risk
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Price charts-Cotlook A Index and New York Cotton Futures
Stress testing
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The importance of cotton promotion
The cost of cotton promotion
Factors that can affect promotion
Annex – ICA model contract
Chapter 4
The role of merchants in cotton exports
The changing role of cotton merchants
Cotton exports and Internet trading
Cotton exports and Internet auctions: a case study
The future
Conclusion
Cotton futures and options – ICE Futures U.S.
Two markets
Price risk
Price quality
Leverage
Organization of a futures market
The former NYBOT and now ICE Futures U.S. cotton marketplace
Cotton forward contracts
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The fundamentals of cotton supply and demand
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China
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Overview
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Hedging with futures contracts
Hedging with options
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The advantages of the guaranteed minimum price contract
The disadvantages of the guaranteed minimum price contract
The workings of a guaranteed minimum price contract
How to value insurance premium
A practical example
Conclusion
Chapter 5
Types of cotton
Price differentials
Conventional cotton
Organic cotton
Biotech cotton
Coloured cotton
Extra long staple cotton
ELS cotton production
ELS cotton exports
ELS cotton flourishes in niche markets
Organic cotton: an opportunity for trade
Organic cotton
‘Fair trade’ cotton
Organic and fair trade
The organic cotton market
Geographical markets and large brands
Future development of the market
Chapter 6
Bangladesh
The structure and characteristics of the domestic cotton market
What kind of cotton is supplied from abroad, and from which countries?
Cotton qualities supplied domestically
Specific cotton quality requirements of the domestic textile industry
Cotton import procedures in Bangladesh
Recommendations for LDC cotton exporters on increasing exports to Bangladesh
China
The structure and characteristics of the domestic cotton market: a macro view
Quota system and management of China’s cotton industry
Non-tariff requirements in the domestic market
Expected market developments
The domestic market: a micro view
Possible niche markets and product groups to be targeted
Recommendations for LDC cotton exporters for penetrating the Chinese market
Detailed rules for quota management of cotton imports in China
Chronology of policies and events related to China’s cotton import quota
India
The domestic market
Supply and demand in the national market
Non-tariff requirements in the domestic market
Expected market developments
The domestic market: a micro view
Large national cotton consumers
Possible niche markets and product groups to be targeted
Existing national support schemes
Recommendations for LDC cotton exporters on increasing exports to India
Indonesia
The Indonesian textile industry: a macro view
Supply and demand in the national market
Imports of cotton into Indonesia
Cotton import procedures in Indonesia
Selling practices
Recommendations for LDC cotton exporters on increasing exports to Indonesia
Pakistan
The structure and characteristics of the domestic cotton market
An analysis of the tariff structure of imports
Non-tariff requirements in the domestic market
Expected market developments
The domestic market: a micro view
Preferences of large national cotton consumers
Local spinners’ recommendations on how to penetrate the market
Organic cotton
Recommendations for LDC cotton exporters on increasing exports to Pakistan
South Africa
The structure and characteristics of the domestic market
Tariff structures
Non-tariff requirements in the domestic cotton market
Expected market developments
The domestic market: a micro view
Case studies of large national cotton consumers
Possible niche markets and product groups
Existing national support schemes
Recommendations for LDC cotton exporters
Thailand
The structure and characteristic of the Thai cotton market: a macro view
Tariff and non-tariff requirements in the domestic market
Expected market developments
Case studies of large national cotton consumers
In-depth interviews on penetrating the Thai cotton market
Turkey
The structure and characteristics of the domestic cotton market: a macro view
Analysis of the tariff structure of imports
Non-tariff requirements in the domestic cotton market
Expected market developments: demand and supply forecasts and future market prospects
The domestic market: a micro view
Case study of large national cotton consumers
Possible niche markets and product groups to be targeted
Existing national support schemes that could be utilized to assist cotton-exporting LDCs to penetrate the Turkish market
Recommendations to LDC cotton exporters for promoting exports to Turkey
Classification parameters
Vietnam
The structure and characteristics of the domestic market: a macro view
Market size and consumption pattern
Supply
Imports
Tariff structure of imports
Non-tariff requirements
Exports and imports under sale and purchase contract
Expected market developments
The domestic market: a micro view
Case studies of large national cotton companies
Possible niche markets and product groups to be targeted
Existing national support schemes that could be utilized to assist cotton exporters from least developed countries (LDCs)
Recommendations for cotton exporters from LDCs on increasing exports to Viet Nam
Useful addresses
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China
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Thailand
Turkey
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Viet Nam
Acknowledgements
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