INDIA – COTTON SUPPLIES FUEL STRUGGLE BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND USERS
August 1st, 2011
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
India's textile and clothing industry has been feeling the pinch this year as cotton costs have risen. And so its leaders have criticised the central government's decision to allow an unrestricted export of cotton from October this year, and have been calling for a long term policy to ensure the sufficient supply and price stability of the fibre in the domestic market.
"The export quotas for cotton should be announced every year after assessing the production and net surplus available in the country", said Darshan Lal Sharma, ...
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