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 in 2025 is estimated at 32.6 million tonnes, a decline of 700,000 tonnes from the current estimate for production in 2024. The estimate of world natural fibre production in 2025 includes 25.6 million tonnes of cotton, 2.8 million tonnes of jute and allied fibres, 1.2 million tonnes of coir, 980,000 tonnes of wool, and 2 million tonnes of all other natural fibres combined. Cotton production is estimated at 26.4 million tonnes in 2024, jute at 2.8 million, coir and wool at more than one million tonnes each, and all other natural fibres combined total 2 million tonnes. Natural fibres accounted for 28% of world fibre production in 2023.
Excerpt from the 9 page report May 2025 (+ 10 graphs and 3 tables):
…. Producer's Incomes Threatened by Pending EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles …. Cotton and Wool Production Likely to Fall in 2025, Production of Other Fibres Risiing …. The DNFI estimate of world abaca production is 62,000 tonnes in …. Export prices for abaca, grade S2, Free on Board (FOB) Manila, were stable at $ …. World coir production reached 1.1 million tonnes in …. In its first official estimate for 2025/26, USDA pegs world cotton production at 25.6 million tonnes, a decline of about …. Prices of textile flax fibres plunged in recent months. World production of textile flax, long fibre, is estimated at 160,000 tonnes in 2024, a significant increase …. The Indian Jute Balers Association (JBA) market quotes converted to USD rose …. World silk production is estimated at …. Prices of silk (grade 3A; Denier 20/22D; regain 11%) in China were about US$ …. Australian shorn wool production is expected to be down by 10% in mid …. The Eastern Market Indicator for merino wool in Australia was about unchanged in April at US$ …. The British Fleece Wool Price Indicator dropped by ….
Free Download of the report: DNFI World Natural Fibre Update May 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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