Global long staple cotton sales and production analysis and market outlook
——Henning HammerVice-president, Bremen Cotton Exchange
2015-08-06 15:03:59
Firstly, Mr. Hammer analyzes global long staple cotton sales and production status. Global long staple cotton output is close to the consumption and imports and exports also have no big change. Cotton from U.S., Egypt, India and China takes a proportion of 90% in the total.
Secondly, Mr. Hammer shows the details long staple cotton condition, including output and planting status. In major producers, such as U.S., Egypt, Sudan, India, Israel and Central Asia.
Thirdly, in terms of exports, U.S. is the global largest long staple cotton producer and exporter, but its market share in the world keeps downward. Output in other countries is increasing gradually and the market shares are higher.
Lastly, Mr. Hammer analyzes the challenges that long staple cotton market face: the competition from VSF, functional fiber and upland cotton and other competing crops.