Microplastics have the potential to become a greater headache for an apparel industry too dependent upon plastic fibers.

Cotton prices are on the rise and recently hit the highest price in nearly a decade. The impacts could reach far beyond the cotton industry. “We cut and sew the clothing,” Holli Gibson explained. She ...

India-based apparel manufacturer and exporter, Shahi Exports, has partnered with US-based Innovo Fiber LLC to scale the Fibre52 cotton pretreatment technology across its integrated textile operations.

The leading concern in the cotton industry and beyond is demand. Rising interest rates, inflation and recession fears have created a cautious retail industry and a demand slump, with slowed consumer ...

Cotton benchmarks moved higher over the past month, but the rate of increase slowed in China.

The study found that Better Cotton farmers were able to reduce costs, improve overall profitability and safeguard the environment more effectively, compared with non-Better Cotton farmers. Better ...

A cotton harvester at sunset in Batesville, Texas. (USDA photo) Cotton growers face stagnant demand and relatively high production costs. The decline in soy exports is unlikely to turn around. Egg ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brooke Roberts-Islam is a London-based writer covering sustainability. Cotton, comprising a quarter of today's fashion, connects ...

The U.S. cotton industry is bracing for another year of contraction as a “perfect storm” of high production costs, sluggish global demand, and stiff competition from alternative crops pushes producers ...

Darren Hudson says current prices still fall short of break-even for farmers, especially after factoring in basis and production costs. He estimates break-even at 78 to 83 cents, noting that even ...