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Eric Trachtenberg

Executive Director International Cotton Advisory Committee
Eric Trachtenberg

Eric Trachtenberg is Executive Director, International Cotton Advisory Committee.

 
 
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Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / I Analysis
India's energy planners weigh Russian supply against access to the US market, a trade-off that a revocable waiver postpones without resolving.

Indian Exporters Gain Time, Not Certainty, From the US Waiver

  • Richa Bansal

19 October 2026
Climate Crisis / El Niño Effect / III Analysis
Tariffs on American cotton helped redirect Chinese demand towards Brazil, concentrating a large share of global trade in a single exporting country and its climate.

China Draws on Large Stocks While Other Importers Compete for Scarce Cotton

  • Subir Ghosh

15 October 2026
 
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Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / III Analysis
Global buyers reducing their dependence on China have redistributed tens of billions of dollars in apparel orders, rewarding suppliers able to scale production quickly and reliably.

The Orders China Released Found Homes Everywhere Except in Indian Factories

  • Richa Bansal

21 October 2026
Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / II Analysis
Workers who travel across states for garment jobs are often the first released when orders fall, making migration patterns an early indicator of trade stress.

The Cost of New US Tariffs Would Fall First on Migrant Workers in India

  • Richa Bansal

20 October 2026
 
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Indian Industry / Budget 2025 Analysis
With the launch of the ‘Export Promotion Mission’, with an outlay of ₹2,250 crore support, the textile MSMEs will get benefitted since it will facilitate export credit, cross-border factoring and aligning with international practices.

India Announces Game-Changing Initiatives for Textiles and Apparel Industry; Misses on Many

  • Gurudas Aras

4 February 2025
Leader Speak / India Intimatewear Interview
Machinery can be bought by anyone, so advantage settles instead on how well a maker understands yarn behaviour through knitting, dyeing and finishing into the final garment.

How Changing Indian Bodies and Tastes Are Redrawing Intimatewear Manufacturing

  • Subir Ghosh

22 September 2026