AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoFreight & cotton pulse: Drewry’s World Container Index jumped 5% to $4,166/FEU, the highest since Sep 2024, as Transpacific demand stayed firm and capacity looks tight; meanwhile US upland cotton export sales slid 53% week-on-week (Pima also down) even as shipments rebounded, while ICE cotton futures bounced after a losing streak on a weaker dollar and firmer crude. Bangladesh investment & compliance pressure: PM Tarique Rahman says Bangladesh will open its first investment office in China soon to speed decisions and deepen manufacturing links; BGMEA also urged a science-based, realistic environmental compliance roadmap for RMG, warning current effluent standards are hard to meet. Trade & market access moves: BTMA asked the US to speed duty-free implementation for apparel made with US cotton/MMF; EU regulators backed tighter workplace cancer rules in a chemicals deal, and OLAF flagged large-scale acrylic-rich textile waste trafficking from Italy to Turkey. Circularity & materials: Europe’s textile waste rules tighten further as brands face limits on landfilling/incineration of unsold stock; Shenzhen’s Intertextile Shenzhen 2026 highlighted innovation-led sourcing, including smarter, more sustainable fibre choices. Regional industry support: ADB approved $42.2m to build Northeast India’s bamboo value chains, aiming at jobs and reduced imports.
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