
International cotton conference march 21-23, 2018 in Bremen - in the picture: The Bremen Town Musicians © pixabay
The estimated global output of man-made fibres has been pegged at 71 million tonnes (cellulosic and oil-based, filament and staple fibres) compared to 30 million tonnes of natural fibres © CIRFS, IWTO, FAO, prognostiziert auf Basis Ergebnisse 2014/2015
Pakistan’s 2017/18 cotton production is forecast at 9.0 million 480 lb bales, down slightly from the current USDA estimate due to a slight reduction in area, but in keeping with the general expectation that yields and area have improved from the lows of 2015 (yield) and 2016 (area) © Bremer Baumwollbörse/d-maps.com