Global Trends in Fibre Prices, Production and Consumption, July 2012 edition

• Publication date: July 2012
• Report size: 23 pages

Trends in the fibre sector are an important indicator of future trends in textiles and apparel as a whole. This report provides an overview of general trends in fibre prices, production and consumption by country and region. It also provides insight, information, data and analysis of the key fibre types -- natural and man-made -- and provides forecasts of cotton and wool prices for the forthcoming year as the world emerges from recession. World f...

Trends in the fibre sector are an important indicator of future trends in textiles and apparel as a whole. This report provides an overview of general trends in fibre prices, production and consumption by country and region. It also provides insight, information, data and analysis of the key fibre types -- natural and man-made -- and provides forecasts of cotton and wool prices for the forthcoming year as the world emerges from recession. World fibre production rose in 2011 but the growth rate was not as high as that achieved in the previous year. Furthermore, demand for man-made fibres grew at a faster rate than demand for natural fibres.

Global Fiber Industry

List of contents
SUMMARY
GENERAL TRENDS
COTTON
World cotton prices, production and consumption
Trends in prices
Cotton supply and demand in the 2011/12 season
Cotton stock levels in the 2011/12 season
Cotton price trends in the 2011/12 season
Cotton supply and demand in the 2012/13 season
Cotton stock levels in the 2012/13 season
Cotton price trends in the 2012/13 season
Regional patterns of cotton supply and demand
Regional patterns of cotton supply in the 2011/12 season
Regional patterns of cotton supply in the 2012/13 season
Regional patterns of cotton demand in the 2011/12 season
Regional patterns of cotton demand in the 2012/13 season
WOOL
World wool prices, supply and demand
Trends in wool prices
Wool supply and demand in the 2011/12 season
Wool supply and demand in the 2012/13 season
Regional patterns of wool supply and demand
Regional patterns of supply in the 2011/12 season
Regional patterns of supply in the 2012/13 season
Regional patterns of demand in the 2011/12 season and the 2012/13 season
MAN-MADE FIBRES
Trends in man-made fibre production by fibre type
Trends in man-made fibre production by country and region China
South Korea and Taiwan
Asean
South Asia
Industrialised countries
Outlook
List of tables
Table 1: World fibre production, 2010 and 2011
Table 2: Trends in cotton prices, 1995-2012
Table 3: Trends in world cotton supply and demand, 2010/11-2012/13
Table 4: Trends in wool prices, 1995-2012
Table 5: Trends in world wool supply and demand, 2009/10-2012/13
Table 6: World man-made fibre production by country, 2010 and 2011
List of figures
Figure 1: Trends in cotton prices, 2005-12
Figure 2: Trends in wool prices, 2005-12