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COTTON WASTE
BY MONICA DOBIE
A SCIENTIST from the Agricultural Research Service in the US has developed a machine that automatically monitors waste production during ginning through video cameras that can distinguish it from cotton. The system, to be sold commercially, films 50 square feet of cotton per minute and advises growers about waste levels in real time, indicating to what extent cotton should be cleaned during ginning.…
EU COTTON CAP DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A SPECIAL meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Council of Ministers for agriculture is to be held on April 19-20 to thrash out a deal over reforms to Common Agriculture Policy subsidies to EU cotton growers. The package has proved controversial, with the European Parliament calling for more aid to remain linked to production than requested by the European Commission.…
WTO AFRICA COTTON
KEITH NUTHALL
A WORKSHOP staged by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the vexed question of improving international market access for African cotton has agreed a checklist of priorities for development aid targeted at this goal. These included commodity price risk management strategies, export subsidisation and diversification into local clothing manufacture, along with cotton production improvements and promoting liberalisation in the sector.…
SPAIN LABELS
KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Spain with legal action at the European Court of Justice regarding its 1987 law requiring labels on textile products to include the name and address of the manufacturer, wholesaler or importer. Brussels says this requirement breaks EU free movement of goods treaty commitments by creating additional costs for imported products.…
COTTON WASTE
BY MONICA DOBIE
A SCIENTIST from the Agricultural Research Service in the US has developed a machine that automatically monitors waste production during ginning through video cameras that can distinguish it from cotton. The system, to be sold commercially, films 50 square feet of cotton per minute and advises growers about waste levels in real time, indicating to what extent cotton should be cleaned during ginning.…
EU COTTON CAP DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A SPECIAL meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Council of Ministers for agriculture is to be held on April 19-20 to thrash out a deal over reforms to Common Agriculture Policy subsidies to EU cotton growers. The package has proved controversial, with the European Parliament calling for more aid to remain linked to production than requested by the European Commission.…
EP - COTTON
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has opposed the reform of the European Commission’s cotton subsidy plans, saying 80 per cent of aid should remain linked to production, not 40 per cent, as proposed by Brussels, which wants 60 per cent paid as direct income aid.…
USA-AUSTRALIA DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SHOE industry members of a specialist United States committee have strongly backed the US-Australia free trade agreement. Representatives on the sector advisory committee on footwear, leather and leather products welcomed its restrictive rules of origin (protecting shoe-makers) and lengthy 10-year tariff phase-outs for 17 protective footwear items of particular concern.…
QUICKSILVER
BY MONICA DOBIE
AMERICAN surf and street fashion makers Quicksilver Inc., based in California, has announced it is buying skateboarding footwear company DC Shoes, based in the same state. Quicksilver will pay US$87 million for the shoe company and will also assume US$10 million of debt.…
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DEUTSCHE Telekom has agreed to lower fees charged to competitors offering high-speed Internet services via its broadband networks, following pressure from the European Commission. It had accused DT of exploiting its dominant position on the German market, where following three years of retail broadband competition, it still commands 90 per cent of the market.…