Cotton Review: An Overview of the 2023/24 season and global, country projections for 2024/25

The markets are notoriously fickle and can be affected by what might seem to be unrelated issues, which Dr Looney addresses:

• Climate change and weather abnormalities,
• Pest infestations and increasing resistance,
• Genetics and breeding,
• Environmental regulations,
• Technological advancements, and
• Fashion trends.

A significant amount of copy is dedicated to projections for 2024/25, which is shaping up to have high levels of production, consumption, and trade, with increasing stocks and prices at a five-year low. Projections are provided at both the global and country levels.

The huge feature story accounts for more than 18,000 words and, as always, this issue of the Review is free to all. To download the PDF, please click here:

https://icac.org/Publications/PastIssues?Id=64