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Inhoudsopgawe • Contents

Voorwoord/Preface 3 Vaalharts Pluismeule - Realiteite van katoen 8
Loskop- en Vaalharts Pluismeulens span die seile na Noord-Kaap katoen produsentenuus 10
Mauritius 4 Insect Control costs declining as a Share of Cotton
Change in China Policy Could Imact imports, Prices 4 Production Costs 10
Fiber Innovation: Zeal Optics Unreils Cotton Bioplastic $2 Billion Indian Textile Subsidy Scheme Approved 10
sunglasses 4 Katoen presteer steeds beter as ander gewasse 11
Nasionale Kultivaraanbevelings vir Katoen 2013/14 5 Accolades for Nkomazi (Mpumalanga) Farmers 12
National Cultivar recommodations for Cotton 2013/14 5 How do I plant my refuge for BT Cotton 13
Cotton Market Report as at 5 September 2013 6 ARC-IIC: 2013 National Cotton Cultivar Trials 16
How high can this Cotton Market go? 7 Planting Seed Costs are the Highest Ever 17
Vooruitsigte met katoen produksie in die Loskop Vallei 8 How small scale cotton production came a long way 18

Voorwoord deur: Hennie Bruwer, HUB Katoen SA
et die ter perse gaan van hierdie tydskrif is produsente reeds druk besig om
voorbereidings vir aanplantings ten opsigte van die 2013/14-seisoen te maak. Die Cotton SA Katoen
2013/14-seisoen word tot dusver gekenmerk deur hoë internasionale katoenpryse
M wat hoofsaaklik deur die Sjinese voorraadaanvulling gedryf word, ’n daling in die CEO: Hennie Bruwer
rand/dollar wisselkoers asook abnormale hoë wêreldvoorrade. Internasionale kenners is dit Tel: 012 – 804 1462
eens dat die beleid van die Chinese regering oor die volgende aantal jare die rigting van die Hennie Bruwer Fax: 012 – 804 8616
Website:
internasionale katoenbedryf gaan bepaal. http://www.cottonsa.org.za
Met bogenoemde scenario in gedagte is dit bykans ontmoontlik om prysbewegings te probeer voorspel maar teen Katoen SA
die agtergrond van die voortgesette voorraadaanvullingsprogram deur die Sjinese regering, is die verwagting dat Cotton SA
internasionale pryse in 2013/14, ten spyte van hoë voorraadvlakke, steeds gunstig sal vertoon en bo die langtermyn Posbus PO Box 912232
gemiddelde prys sal bly beweeg! Voorts sal plaaslike afgeleide katoenpryse ook verder deur ’n verswakkende rand/ Silverton
dollar wisselkoers ondersteun word. 0127
’n Belangrike mylpaal in die geskiedenis van die katoenbedryf is tydens onlangse vergaderings in Pretoria Technical Advisor:
bereik waartydens produsente saam met sleutelrolspelers in die tekstiel- en kleresektore asook internasionale Hein Schröder 012-804 1462
nansiers vergader het. Tydens die vergaderings is besluit om ’n katoencluster in terme van die mededingings- en Training & Development:
verbeteringsprogram (CIP) van die Departement van Handel & Nywerheid te registreer en dat Katoen SA die rol van Dr. Martie Botha 012-804 1462
cluster-organisasie sal vervul. Die program het ten doel om kapasiteit in onder andere die katoentekstielwaardeketting
Mentorship Programme:
te ontwikkel en verbeter ten einde globaal meer mededingend te word. Hierbenewens poog die program ook om Percy Macaskill 082 492 1493
’n groep mededingende maatskappye te skep wat ’n volhoubare besigheidsomgewing sal verseker wat oor die
vermoë beskik om nuwe werksgeleenthede te skep sowel as bestaande geleenthede te behou. Small Scale Cotton Farmers’ Forum:
Plaaslike kenners is van mening dat die uitkomste van die cluster-benadering ’n positiewe impak op die besighede Phenias Gumede 082 945 5476
van sy lede in terme van produktiwiteit, mededingendheid sowel as marktoegang tot gevolg sal hê. Die verwagting Editorial Committee:
is dat die implementering van die 5-jaar plan met ingang van 2014 ’n aanvang sal neem. Meer inligting oor die Hennie Bruwer
Koot Louw
katoenprogram sal in komende uitgawes van Katoen SA Cotton verskyn en word katoenprodusente genooi om deel Hein Schröder
te word van die opwindende program deur betrokke te raak/ te bly in die produksie van katoen. Robbie Kemp
EDITOR
Preface by: Hennie Bruwer, CEO Cotton SA Johan Swiegers
t the time of going to press with this magazine producers are fully involved with preparations for planting for Tel: 012 – 804 5854
Cell: 082 882 7023
the 2013/14 season has. The 2013/14 season so far experienced high international cotton prices principally E–mail: editor@pop.co.za
driven by Chinese stockpiling, a weakening of the rand/dollar exchange rate as well as abnormally high
Aglobal stocks. International authorities agree that the policy of the Chinese government will determine the ADVERTISING
direction of the international cotton industry over the next few years. Suzanne Oosthuizen
Tel: 012 – 804 5854
Taking the above scenario into consideration, it is almost impossible to predict price movements but against the Cell: 082 832 1604
background of the continued stockpiling programme of the Chinese government, the expectation for international E–mail: suzanne@pop.co.za
prices in 2013/14, irrespective of high stock levels, will still remain favourable and keep moving above the long term ADMINISTRATION &
average price! Furthermore, locally derived cotton prices shall also further be supported by a weakening rand/dollar SUBSCRIPTIONS
exchange rate. Susan Pieterse
An important milestone in the history of the cotton industry was reached in Pretoria during recent meetings when Tel: 012 – 804 5854
producers met with key role players from the textile and clothing sectors as well as international nanciers. During Editorial content in CottonSAKatoen
the meeting it was decided to register a cotton cluster in terms of the Competitiveness Improvement Program (CIP) of is published under the auspices
the Department of Trade and Industry with Cotton SA taking up the role of cluster organisation. The main objective of the CEO of Cotton SA and
of the CIP is to build and improve capacity in inter alia the cotton textile value chain in order to globally become management.
more competitive. In addition, the CIP through the cluster approach aims to create a group of globally competitive We reserve copyright for all content
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companies that would ensure a sustainable business environment able to retain and grow employment levels. readers that opinions formed in the
Local authorities agree that the programme outcomes of the cluster approach would impact positively on the editorials of Cotton SA Katoen are
productivity, competitiveness and market penetration of the business activities of cluster members. It is expected purely that of the authors.
that the implementation of the ve year plan will commence at the beginning of 2014. Further information on the Besoek ons webwerf /
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