Global organic cotton production falls 4% in 2015-16 season
Global production of organic cotton fell 4% in the 2015-2016 season, to a total of 107,980 metric tonnes, according to the annual report on the sector by non-profit Textile Exchange. India, the main producer of organic cotton, saw production fall to 60,000 metric tonnes, which still constituted 56% of the entire global output of the product, down from 67% in the previous reporting period. China was the second leading producer, responsible for 14% of overall production. Leading purchasers of organic cotton included C&A, H&M, Inditex, Nike and Tschibo.

WASHINGTON – Latest organic cotton production figures show that total global production fell 4 per cent in the 2015 – 16 season with volumes at 107,980 metric tonnes as production in number one region India fell to just over 60,000 metric tonnes – still 56 per cent of total global output.

In 2015/16, world cotton production declined by 19 per cent to 21.3 million tons, which was the lowest volume since 2002/03. In this period organic cotton represented an estimated 0.5 per cent of global production.

Top buyers of organic cotton in this period included C&A, H&M, Tschibo, Nike and Inditex, respectively, although exact volumes purchased were not detailed in the new report released today.