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.
The estimate of 2025 world natural fibre production is lowered to 32.1 million tonnes in August, about 700,000 tonnes less than production in 2024 and 600,000 tonnes less than the July estimate. Over the past month, prospects for production in 2025 have weakened for abaca, cotton and jute. The estimate of world cotton production issued by USDA is 25.4 million tonnes, down 400,000 tonnes from July. World production of jute is estimated at 2.6 million tonnes, down 200,000 tonnes from July. Wool and coir production are estimated at around one million tonnes each, and all other natural fibres combined are estimated at two million tonnes.
Excerpt from the 13 page report August 2025 (+ 17 graphs and 4 tables):
…. The DNFI estimate of world abaca production in 2025 has been lowered again, to 57,000 …. Abaca production in the Philippines declined during each of the three most …. World coir production reached 1.1 million tonnes in …. Export prices of coir, fob Indonesia, rose from $ …. Cotton: In its fourth estimate for 2025/26 (August-July), USDA pegged world cotton production at 25.4 million tonnes, a decline of about …. Cotton Outlook, a private sector cotton information provider, is forecasting world cotton production in 2025/26 significantly higher than …. Polyester yarn in China, 32 count, single, white, virgin material, grade 1, (directly competitive with spun cotton yarn) dropped 2% in …. European farmers were harvesting flax during June and July. Area devoted to flax rose to a record of around …. Prices quoted by the Jute Baler Association of India surged 13% between May and …. still uncertainty about the size and quality of the 2025 Bangladesh harvest, the sentiment among observers seems to be …. World ramie production peaked in the early 2000's at nearly …. Prices of silk (grade 3A; Denier 20/22D; regain 11%) in China were about US$ …. Production of sisal and related products (baler twine, yarn, ropes, carpets and other) in Brazil fell by approximately …. The Eastern Market Indicator for Merino wool in Australia converted to USD fell to …. Global shipping capacity expanded by approximately 6% over the past ….
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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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