ITMF says stickiness in cotton remains serious problem for Spinners
25 Aug '05
4 min read
Other serious contaminants are “fabrics” made of cotton, “strings” made of woven plastic and plastic film and “inorganic matter” in the form of sand or dust. Also of concern are, in descending order of incidence, woven plastic and plastic film fabrics, cotton strings, jute/hessian fabrics, and grease or oil. The most contaminated descriptions originate in Turkey, India, Paraguay, Nigeria, Syria and Central Asia. In contrast, very clean cottons can be found in Israel, Senegal, the US, Zimbabwe, Australia and Togo.
Stickiness – on a record low
In the 2005 survey, 17% of all evaluations reveal the presence of stickiness, which is significantly lower compared to 2003 (21%). This short-term decline is in line with the long-term trend of falling levels of stickiness. In 2005, the highest occurrence of stickiness was reported for Cameroon (64%), followed by Sudan (44%), Uzbekistan (medium staple: 39%) and Mali (37%).
Of the American growths, California (35%), Pima (31%) and Arizona (31%) were reported to be sticky. On the other hand, no stickiness has been experienced in cotton originating in the South Eastern USA, Zimbabwe, Turkey (Izmir and Turkey-Others), India (Shankar-4/6 and MCU-5), Zambia, Senegal, Spain and Togo.
Seed-coat fragments – improvement
The appearance of seed-coat fragments dropped to the level of the long-run average (37%), a significant improvement compared to the 44% recorded in 2003. The origins most affected were thosefrom Nigeria (100%), India (J-34: 86%), Turkmenistan (long-staple: 83%) and Uzbekistan (long-staple: 71%). Cottons for which the existence of seed-coat fragments was negligible (prevalence of less than 20%) included those from Togo (0%), Zimbabwe (7%), Paraguay (10%), Ivory Coast (14%), USA (Arizona: 15%), Egypt (Giza: 17%), Australia (17%) and China (Xinjiang: 17%) and Israel (Pima: 18%).
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