The cotton and textile industries are facing numerous challenges, but few of them are as difficult to address as getting cotton from Point A to Point B. Not only is the sector subject to cotton price swings, it's dramatically affected by other variables, such as the cost of oil and the availability of containers. Worst of all, in some of the world's top-producing countries such and China and Brazil, the cotton is grown thousands of kilometers from the ports. This problem is often compounded by a lack of reliable infrastructure.
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