AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoOnshore spinning revival: Australia’s CSIRO-backed feasibility study maps how to rebuild domestic spinning mills, aiming to close the missing link between exported raw cotton/wool and imported yarn-to-garment supply chains. Cotton market watch: Pakistan reports cotton output up 27% to 1.7m bales, but local rates soften as New York prices fall, while imported-cotton shortages and illegal yarn/cloth imports keep loom activity under pressure. Egypt cotton demand: Egyptian cotton exports jump to 64,060 tons in the 2025-26 season, with mixed pricing—Giza 94 up to 146 cents/lb and Giza 95 steady around 116. Textile sustainability in practice: Tunisia researchers turn desert sand into mesoporous silica that can destroy a textile dye in 30 minutes of simulated sunlight, pointing to faster, safer cleanup routes. Craft and dye education: University of Kansas students harvest Japanese indigo and dye silk in class, turning plant leaves into shifting turquoise-blue tones. Trade friction: Canada-U.S. talks remain stuck as new retaliatory tariffs are set to hit textiles among other goods.
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