Depending on the continent and climate zone, natural fibers grow all year round. The dependence on local and global weather influences changes the quality and quantity of the fibers at the time of harvest or during and after cleaning and processing.
Geopolitical or regional events are other factors affecting the availability of natural fibers. In the case of statistical evaluations, it must be taken into account that some regional harvest periods also take place at the turn of the year.
World production of natural fibres is estimated at 33.1 million tonnes in 2024. The March estimate is 100,000 tonnes higher than the February estimate, and 1.4 million tonnes higher than the estimate released in November 2024. Cotton planted and harvested in 2024 and counted as 2024 prodution is still being ginned, and crops in Argentina, Australia and Brazil are coming in larger than expected. The current estimate for 2024 natual fibre production represents a rise of 1.4 million tonnes from 2023. World natural fibre production reached 33.2 million tonnes in 2006, and rose to a record of 35 million tonnes in 2011. Even though production in 2024 was the highest since 2017, production was still less than 13 years earlier.
Excerpt from the 8 page report March 2025 (+ 10 graphs and 3 tables):
…. The United States is imposing tariffs of 25% on …. During the three most recent seasons, China accounted for 34% of …. Cotton production is estimated at 26.2 …. 2024 world abaca production is 62,000 tonnes …. Export prices of coir, fob Indonesia, rose from $0.09 per kg by the end of 2023, to …. The nearby cotton futures contract (March 2025) on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) dropped 3% in …. Prices of textile flax, long fibre, ex scutching mill, more than doubled between 2022 and mid-2024, reaching nearly $ …. The Indian Jute Balers Association (JBA) market quotes converted to USD was …. Prices of Brazilian sisal, Bahia, Type 3 DB, FOB Salvador were quoted at US$ …. The British Fleece Wool Price Indicator dropped 3% in …. New Zealand Wool Services International reports that the sheep flock has fallen from 26.0 million head in 2020-21 to …. Of the major currencies important to trade in natural fibres, only the Indian Rupee fell relative to the ….
Free Download of the 7 page report: DNFI World Natural Fibre Update March 2025
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The DNFI World Natural Fibre Update is provided by: Dr. Terry Townsend, DNFI Statistics and Data Analysis Expert.
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