In the first week of 2026, the U.S. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) cotton futures market exhibited a volatile pattern of rising first and then falling, setting a suspenseful tone for the year's trajectory. The front-month March contract initially surged to a high of 86.50 cents per pounddriven by bullish sentiment early in the week, but subsequently gave back some of those gains as profit-taking emerged, closing around84.20 cents per poundon Friday. For the week, it recorded a modest cumulative

According to an announcement from the Ministry of Finance, China will implement import provisional tariffs, set below the Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) rates, on 935 commodities—including cotton—effective January 1, 2026. Notably,the in-quota tariff on cotton imports will be sharply reduced from the current 6% to 1%, while the duty on combed wool will also drop from 8% to 3%. This policy adjustment represents a crucial step by China in optimizing the supply chain for textile raw material

03 January 2026: Russia and India have agreed to deepen their partnership in the textile industry, with plans to expand production and increase trade in raw materials, finished textiles and equipment. The discussions took place in Moscow between Russia’s Deputy Ministers of Industry and Trade, Aleksey Gruzdev and Ivan Kulikov, and India’s Minister of State for Textiles, Pabitra Margherita during his recent visit. Pabitra Margherita also inaugurated the “Best of India – In

Against the backdrop of profound adjustments in the global textile and apparel trade landscape and increasingly fierce market competition, the Indonesian Textile Association (API) is actively advocating to the government, urging the initiation of specialized trade negotiations with the United States. The goal is to reduce tariffs on Indonesian textile and apparel exports to the U.S. to zero. This move is regarded by the industry as a strategic effort for Indonesia to maintain and enhance its key

Against the backdrop of the restructuring of the global textile industry chain, Egypt is leveraging its unique resources and geographical advantages to forge a distinctive development path. This path is based on the "revival of high-quality upstream cotton" and driven by "investment attraction in downstream garment manufacturing," aiming to comprehensively enhance its industrial competitiveness from raw materials to end products. One of the strategic priorities of the Egyptian government is to

Recently, the China Textile Commerce Association and Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group held a cooperation exchange meeting at Alibaba's headquarters. Both parties engaged in in-depth discussions on core issues such as the textile industry's cross-border expansion, resource coordination, and service upgrades, reaching multiple cooperative agreements. As a social organization with a 35-year history, the China Textile Commerce Association has deep expertise in market circulation and chan

Recently, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) issued an urgent appeal to the government, calling for immediate action to curb the dumping of yarn imported from India. The association warns that this practice poses a serious threat to the domestic textile industry and could lead to large-scale unemployment and factory closures. Industry data shows that from July to December 2023, Bangladesh's imports of yarn from India increased by approximately 30% year-on-year, with a significant

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, China's cotton yarn exports in November were25,200 metric tons, representing amonth-on-month decrease of 2.8%and ayear-on-year decrease of 8.09%. Although the pace of decline has significantly narrowed compared to the previous two months, exports remain on a downward trajectory. This trend stands in stark contrast to the performance of other cotton product categories in the same month: cotton product exports totaled646,400

In 2025, amid challenges such as structural adjustments in global market demand and increasing green trade barriers, China's textile industry demonstrated strong resilience. Driven by technological innovation and sustainable development as dual engines, the industry accelerated its transformation toward high-end, intelligent, and green development. Throughout the year, it exhibited the overall characteristics of "steady progress and simultaneous improvement in quality and efficiency." From Janua

The "Year-End Review 2025" report released by India's Ministry of Textiles on December 24 systematically outlines the country's clear roadmap over the past year, leveraginglarge-scale infrastructure developmentandkey policy deregulation to vigorously promote the upgrade of the textile industry and boost export growth. The report indicates that India's textile and apparel exports for the fiscal year 2024-25 reached$37.8 billion, achieving a 5% growth. Behind this performance is the accelerated i