Will Unrest in Egypt Cause Unrest in Egyptian Cotton?

摘要

With the political and at least short-term economic dislocation resulting from the turmoil in Egypt, home textiles companies have to wonder if this will turn into yet another disruption in the cotton market. While total annual Egyptian raw cotton exports are a relative drop in the global bucket, the crop is quite meaningful for producers of high-end, luxury goods. And the cotton market as a whole is particularly uneasy at this juncture, with both prices and pricing volatility at all-time highs.