#Raw Materials
Higher production, vigorous trade are expected in the 2021/22 season
Highlights from the October 2021 Cotton This Month for the 2021/22 season include:
- World production is estimated at 25.7 million tonnes
- World consumption is estimated at 25.9 million tonnes
- The trade estimate of 10.29 million tonnes shows that the industry outlook remains positive overall
Global consumption is estimated at 25.9 million tonnes, and with ending stocks for 2020/21 having been revised downward to 20 million tonnes, world cotton supply is estimated to be 45.8 million tonnes for the 2021/22 season.
The industry saw some of the highest levels of trade ever in 2020/21, and the estimate of 10.29 million tonnes for the coming season shows that industry sentiment remains positive — especially given the robust levels of retail sales of textiles seen in many developed countries.
The Secretariat’s current price forecast of the season-average A index for 2021/22 ranges from 82 cents to 127 cents, with a midpoint at 101.60 cents per pound.
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