WELCOME TO COTTON SA ECONOMIC UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2012 ( Updated - 2012/02/03 )
CURRENT MARKET REPORT	( 2012/02/03 - 103 KB )
After falling continuously for almost 10 months, cotton prices have stabilized in January, averaging around US$1/lb. According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) the main reasons for the price stabilization seem to be the support provided by the Chinese government by way of signif ...

COTTON SECTOR STRATEGY PLAN

In support of the President’s call for closer partnership between the public and private sectors to develop action plans to help realise this vision, South Africa’s cotton growers joined by their input suppliers, output processors and the National Department of Agriculture, developed a strategic plan for the South African Cotton Sector with the following strategic objectives. • Growing farm output to a stable 370 000 lint bales by 2007, • Broadening participation to enable emerging farmers to contribute on average 25% of the National cotton crop by 2007 and 35% by 2014, ...

AIMS AND BENEFITS
	To enable the consumer to identify South African cotton goods manufactured locally by our own labour force. To inform the consumer about the quality and inherent characteristics contained in cotton merchandise. To create a selling point for the merchandise of the authorised ...