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Rising polyester prices make cotton desirable again

06/08/2014

With polyester and cotton prices converging, world consumption of cotton is forecast to increase by
5% to 24.5 million tons in 2014/15.

Consumption in Asia is expected to grow strongly in 2014/15, led by China’s 5% increase to 7.9 million tons. India’s consumption could grow by 6% to 5.4 million tons.

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