OPEC+ agreed to raise September crude output quotas by 188,000 b/d, a move that nominally cancels the group's 2023 voluntary cuts. The increase comes despite Iran-related hostilities constraining Middle East supply; the group has been lifting quotas monthly and plans to keep output steady for the rest of the year after September. The rise is largely symbolic for now, but normalization of Gulf flows could give Saudi Arabia scope to boost production and help rebuild depleted global inventories. Co

The China Cotton Association said U.S. allegations of "forced labor" lack factual and legal basis and that U.S. sanctions have seriously disrupted the global cotton industry and supply chains. The association said the measures infringe on Chinese firms’ legal rights and asserted China's cotton and textile sector — with the most complete global industry chain, a very large domestic market and increasingly diversified international channels — has the ability to respond. It called on domestic cotton and textile companies to strengthen cooperation, diversify markets and bolster supply-chain resilience to counter external restrictions.

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