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We aim at reporting the interactions between stakeholders about topics related to cotton policies in the wide sense. We are doing so through what come out newspapers and we are not taking position. We establish links with the original sources, which are in various languages, and we try to summarize as objectively as possible the contents of the articles (this is not an easy task). Besides, we try to inform about articles from both positive or negative perspective.
The French Government has changed its mind in the privatisation process of DAGRIS, company deeply involved in African cotton
Procedures of the privatisation of DAGRIS (CFDT till 2003) have been launched for two years and has recently been revisited. France will keep a minority share through its development funding agency AFD (Agence Française de Développement). The criticism about the bidding outcomes as well as the reactions of African cotton countries are reported.
Source: L’Etat français opte pour le « gré à gré ». Par Sombel Faye. Sud Quotidien. 8 Novembre 2007
Minimum prices will soon be fixed for two classes of cotton lint
Prices will be fixed taking into account lint length and micronaire for a humidity content of 8%. Premium and discount should be considered when criteria values are over-passed or not. It is said that the list of varieties falling in these two classes will be determined on year-by-year basis.
Source: Minimum support price for cotton soon. India Gazette. Thursday 1st November, 2007
Ginners are pessimistic about the new proposal of European Cotton Policy in terms of ginneries closure and employment loss
It is claimed that the new proposal will lead to 18-19 ginneries stop operating, correspondint to a loss of 950 employments. Production has yet been divided by 4 times and seedcotton yield has diminished from 4000 to 1500 kg/ha since the application of the partial decoupling mechanism. Ginners consider that the new cotton policy does not comply with the Spain adhesion to the European Community and they regret that their governments, at central or provincial levels, are not at all reacting.
Source: La reforma del algodón provocará el cierre de 19 plantas y afectará a 950 empleos en Andalucía y Murcia. Europa Press. Lunes, 5 de noviembre 2007
Cotton production is reduced by uncontrolled infestations of mealy bug and virus, the spill over effects further endanger the textile industry
It is estimated than cotton production will be reduced by 1.3 million bales because of mealy bugs and virus. Income loss for producers is partly compensated by purchase price of seedcotton higher than the official support price. Textile industries are financially endangered as they get banking financing on the basis of official price while the yarn price little changes.
Source: Cotton crop diseases to cause loss of Rs16bn. By Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana. Dawn on the Internet, October 26, 2007.
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Discussion on purchase price involving for the first time cotton producers
The Cotton Institute of Mozambique is innovating in organizing a seminar to deal with purchase price setting which involves, for the first time, cotton growers in addition to cotton companies. The challenge is to reach a price which both satisfies producers and ginners. To what extent the current sector organisation is effective to supply farmers with seeds and chemicals is also debated.
Source: Negotiation on cotton price. AllAfrica.com November 7, 2007