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Turkey’s cotton production is now estimated at 625,000 MT (2.87 million bales) on 350,000 hectares in marketing year (MY) 2020/21.

Indonesia cotton consumption for 2019/20 has declined to a 10-year low of 2.4 million bales due to weaker domestic and overseas demand related to COVID-19.

In MY 2017/18, Vietnam’s cotton imports are expected to reach 1.38 million metric tons (MMT), up 15 percent over MY 2016/17, as Vietnam’s spinning sector continues to expand....

Post projects MY 2018/19 cotton fiber production to rise to 725,000 bales (480 lb.) based on steady yield increases and the anticipation of continued government price supports for growers.

Total cotton production for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast to be 1.57 million bales, slightly higher than the previous marketing year.

MY 2018/19 (August to July) total area for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Senegal is projected to decrease to 1.67 million hectares (HA) due to the possibility of limited credit and inputs....

Post’s forecast for MY18/19 cotton planted area is 3.38 million hectares (MHa), up from the estimated 3.35 MHa in MY17/18.

MY2018/19 cotton imports are forecast to increase slightly despite closure of several spinning mills in MY2017/18.

On April 1, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its temperature outlook for April to June 2018.

MY 2018/19 (August to July) total area for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Senegal is projected to decrease to 1.67 million hectares (HA) due to the possibility of limited credit and inputs....

In MY 2018/19, raw cotton production is forecast to rise to 128,000 bales on expected good weather and expanded cultivation area of American Upland cotton through the help of extension activities.

Timely precipitation in March and better margins compared to alternative crops led Spanish farmers to increase the area planted to cotton in MY2018/19.