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US cotton prices
Wednesday 15th May 2013
The price of cotton in the US has risen 3% since the start of May 2013.
Fall in Chinese demand affects Australian wool
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
The price of Australian wool has fallen 10% since the beginning of the year.
Pulp prices in China
Tuesday 12th March 2013
The price of both cotton and wood pulp is up 8% since the beginning of the year.
Australian zircon prices continue to fall
Friday 1st March 2013
The price of Australian zircon has continued to fall, down 22% since September 2012.
Australian merino wool
Tuesday 19th February 2013
Asian caprolactam
Friday 15th February 2013
The price of caprolactam in Asia has fallen by 8% year-on-year but is up 8% in the last month.
The Chinese cotton price premium
Wednesday 13th February 2013
During 2012, the price premium of Chinese cotton over US prices has been growing, and is up over 40% year-on-year at the beginning of January.
Silk prices increasing
Wednesday 12th December 2012
Raw silk prices have increased by over 20% year-on-year.
Nylon continues to fall despite the rise in crude oil prices.
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Chinese Nylon prices are currently down 7% month-on-month.
US cotton prices
Tuesday 23rd October 2012
The price of cotton in the US, in terms of USD, has fallen 19% since the beginning of 2012.
Wool prices in Australia
Thursday 30th August 2012
The price of greasy wool from Australia has fallen by 17% since January 2012.
Acrylic fibre prices falling
Tuesday 14th August 2012
The price of acrylic fibre has fallen 35% year-on-year.
The price of Brazilian leather
Friday 8th June 2012
The free-on-board price of leather in Brazil, in terms of USD, has fallen by 8% year-on-year due to increased supply and decreased demand.
US cotton price - down 41% year-on-year
Friday 18th May 2012
The price of US cotton has fallen by 41% year-on-year as large global stocks of cotton are putting pressure on international prices.
The price of acrylic fibre in China
Tuesday 28th February 2012
The price of acrylic fibre in China, in terms of Chinese Yuan, has risen by 12% since the start of 2012.
US cotton prices have recently eased
Thursday 14th July 2011
The price of cotton in the US is 52% higher year-on-year but has fallen by 36% since the start of April 2011.
NZ wool - in tight supply
Thursday 2nd June 2011
Amidst tight supply and rising demand the price of New Zealand wool has risen by 44% year-on-year in terms of GBP.
Cotton’s dramatic price rise
Thursday 11th November 2010
Cotton prices in China, in terms of Yuan, have risen by 76% since the start of June and are up by 115% year on year.
Viscose - yarns and fibre rising
Friday 5th November 2010
Viscose prices in China have seen a sharp rise (with fibre prices rising by 38% year-on-year and yarn prices up by 35% year-on-year).
Cotton’s unusual rise
Tuesday 28th September 2010
The price of cotton in the US has risen by 36% since the start of June and is up by almost 65% year-on-year.
Speculation raises the price of jute
Thursday 1st July 2010
Indian jute prices are up 26% since the start of the year and have risen 190% since the start of 2008.
Cotton Price Evolution
Thursday 8th April 2010
The price of cotton has risen by 16% since the start of February and is up by over 90% year-on-year.