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Strong growth expected for organic cotton market
June 30, 2006

Source: Biofach Newsletter

During the past four years, the organic cotton market has become more global, with improved fiber quality, greater production and trade, more integrated supply chains and rapid growth in demand.

The “Organic Exchange Fiber Report Spring 2006” analyzes organic cotton production: The global organic cotton fiber supply has increased 392 % since the 2000/01 harvest to 25,394 metric tonnes during the 2004/05 crop year. Supplies are projected to grow to 31,017 metric tonnes (68,237,400 pounds or 142,161 bales) by the end of the 2005-06 harvest, reflecting an annual growth rate of 22 %.

During the 2004-05 harvest, cotton was produced in 22 countries with Turkey growing 40 %, India 25 %, the United States 7.7 % and China 7.3 % respectively. In 2005-06, these four countries combined are projected to produce 79 % of the global organic cotton fiber crop.

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