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Syrian unrest hits organic cotton supplies

22/05/2013

Organic cotton production fell by 8% in 2012 as unrest in Syria halted supplies from the second largest producer and drought in the US affected crops. However, a report from the Textile Exchange shows that production in some countries, such as Tanzania and Nicaragua, expanded significantly. After four years of rapid growth in organic from 2006...

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