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Turkish Garment Exports Grow

Latest export data for Turkish apparel shows continued growth – good news for the garment and textile sectors!

New Permanently Germ-Free Textiles

Please read all about the exciting new technology below which can inexpensively, and easily give your textile products an additional sales advantage.

Fight against Supply Chain Inflation
The article below on a recent report by Kurt Salmon into Supply Chain costs in 45 countries shows Turkey as the only country where costs have recently decreased, thereby increasing Turkey’s competitiveness.

Eco-friendly Treatment for blue jeans offers alternative to ‘sandblasting’
With increasing sensitive regarding worker safety – new technology may offer a
cheaper way to get washed effects on denim.

Euro Zone Apparel Prices fall at Fastest Rate in a Decade
With retail prices in Euro decreasing, clearly the impact of higher fiber prices has not yet been felt at the retail sector. We will be following the impact of higher fiber prices on garment prices and retail sales over the coming months.

Plexus Cotton Trading’s view on the cotton market
In case you missed it – please see the views below of Plexus Cotton – one of the world’s key cotton traders.

Turkey Market Summary 2010
Every year as a part of our planning process for the future we start by taking a look at what happened in Turkey in the past year as this forms the foundation for the future. Given the volatility of the market recently we thought it might be useful to share this summary with you. The summary will come in 4 parts, beginning with today’s summary – an overview of the Turkish economic situation. It will be followed over the next three days with a summary of (a) the cotton situation, (b) the textile situation (yarns and fabrics); and finally (c) the garment situation.

Indian Yarn Exports Suspended
Once again the Government of India has intervened in the textile industry by limiting cotton yarn exports, in the hopes of making more yarns available for local fabric manufacturers to help keep cotton yarn affordable.

Cotton Market Prices & US Export Sales

The report below from Bloomberg on 21 September gives a good overview of recent market movements. As you read market reports it is important to keep in mind that this year the US is estimated to produce 18.84 million bales of cotton this season, and export 15.5 million bales. As of 10 September – only 6 weeks into the new marketing year, the US has already sold 7.03 million bales, of which 1.065 has been shipped), which represents 45.4% of total estimated sales for the full year. Biggest buyers were China: 1.729 m. bales; Mexico: 0.988 m. bales; Turkey: 0.638 m. bales. In addition 233,000 bales for the 2011/2012 season have been contracted. All factors point to the importance of watching the market closely this year.

Mauritian Garment Sector Continues to Contract
While manufacturing in many of the world’s key garment manufacturing countries is showing signs of improvement, exports from Mauritius, one of Europe’s and the US’s important suppliers, are still decreasing.

Shortfall in Global Fiber Supply
Significant recent changes in the price of cotton recently, the summary below of the world’s different fiber markets provides an interesting overview.

Signs of Recovery in Italian Apparel Sales
There are signs of economic recovery in Europe – despite ongoing concern about the euro. See below for more details.