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Fall in global cotton consumption and production

02/06/2016

World cotton consumption decreased 3% to 23.6 million tonnes in 2015/16, according to a report from the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). Low polyester prices and weak global economic growth mean that it is likely to remain at the same level in 2016/2017.

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