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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      The graph below is the cost of raw cotton is US Cents per Kilo, at some point this price increase will have to move through to retail prices.  As yet, I have only had the odd mutter from Japan, but nothing concrete, however I am sure we are in for some upward movements in wholesale and thus retail costs for all things cotton.

      G

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      • daveD
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        How about some 21 oz linen products?  😉

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        • jimmyJ
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          I am actually surprise you guys hold your price for that long that graph shows just the rise in regular cotton.

          ELS has almost doubled I had to put my prices up 2 seasons ago as I only use ELS which is what IH jeans are made of too.

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          • deadendproD
            deadendpro
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            time to buy a size run of 634s's and wait for them to reach $1000.00 each.  ::) profits much? jk. but wow… thats pretty steep!

            Currently Wearing:
            SExSx3s 27-01
            15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
            25oz Samurai Type 1

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            • GilesG
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              "So what are you holding?"
              "Jeans, 1000 pairs"
              "Damn, you're good"

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              • gbougardG
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                I'd be curious to see how much cotton represents in the overall cost of a pair relative to labor and other costs.

                The hockey stick in the chart is evidently the sure sign of a bubble and I'd put money on the table that it'll come back to earth in a not too distant future.

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                • GilesG
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                  @gbougard:

                  I'd put money on the table that it'll come back to earth in a not too distant future.

                  Oh yes it will, American farmers are already replanting cotton (well who the fuck though growing stuff to make petrol was a good idea in the first place)…..

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • jimmyJ
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                    @gbougard:

                    I'd be curious to see how much cotton represents in the overall cost of a pair relative to labor and other costs.

                    The hockey stick in the chart is evidently the sure sign of a bubble and I'd put money on the table that it'll come back to earth in a not too distant future.

                    The actual cotton cost is not a lot but the mark up of it though every step really ads up the process of getting it wash and treated, spun then to textile. Although I can't speak for IH but for me the fabric alone stands for 40-50% of the cost in a garment. It translated to a rise of 10-15% in retail.

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                    • FOXYF
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                      In the last 9 months my company had to adjust the fabric purchasing prices twice - each time by roughly 8% on average. Cotton fabrics went up by more than 20% altogether. Looking at the fibers only: cotton fiber and yarns went up by 40% and more in some places (we source globally). And that is just for plain commercial fibers and fabrics - for higher value fabrics like US Cotton I'm wouldn't be surprised if it is actually worse.

                      Our sewing thread supplier did raise the prices by globally 8-9% as well - we haven't seen that in years…

                      Similar to Jimmy we see the fabric cost representing 30-50% of the FOB. On the retail price this is less, but this is dependent of the nature of the business (retail or wholesale) and sheer size of it.

                      Most global apparel businesses will raise their retail prices (more if the handle mostly natural fibers) this year if it hasn't happened already.

                      I would expect the jeans prices to go up this year as well and from a bill-of-material point-of-view this is justified. How much is the question...

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                      • ?
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                        I for one would gladly pay more for cotton that is fair-trade /organic, i.e., anything to cut into the profits of Monsanto and the rest…

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                        • kit99barK
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                          seems like the chances of a 634s SBG version being released before the price increase might be pretty low.  keeping fingers crossed!

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                          • GilesG
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                            Well, the good news is that we have made the denim already…..............

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