AFP: Cotton price surge threatens 'cheap fashion'

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Published on Monday, 29 November 2010

Written by Stacey Dove

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Dhaka - AFP reports that in the home of cheap clothing manufacturing, the record price of cotton is causing havoc for producers - and the pain will pass down the chain to buyers in developed countries, analysts say.

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