Opening snapshot
The sustainable cotton market across South Asia recorded an unusually quiet trading week during July *–**, ****. Both Indian Shankar-* benchmarks Organic and Recycled remained unchanged throughout all five sessions, while Pakistan**;s Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) Spot rate rose just once, gaining *.** per cent on Tuesday before holding at PKR ***.**/kg through Friday, according to TexPro daily price data.
The absence of volatility reflects a market supported by seasonal fundamentals rather than changing demand conditions. With the previous crop largely committed, the new crop still weeks away from meaningful arrivals and physical trading activity limited, buyers and sellers showed little urgency to revise quotations.
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