Fibers News

India’s cotton output is expected touch near to the target this year with 30.5 million bales of 170 kilograms each, said the Cotton Association of India.

Monsanto Texas Cotton Research Center is being established with the aim of improving yields in cotton and to develop better quality fiber.

World cotton mill use is expected to recover by 2% to 23.6 million tons in 2009/10, driven by the global economic rebound. Asia is expected to be the main engine of growth in cotton spinning this season, with a projected increase in cotton consumption of 620,000 tons to 18.3 million tons, accounting for 77% of global cotton mill use.