International Cotton Market Prospects

摘要

This paper is one in a series of periodic assessments of the current state and prospects of the world cotton economy. Its main purpose is to provide a revised framework for making long-term demand and supply forecasts for cotton. The paper also aims at providing a global perspective against which Bank lending policies in cotton can be evaluated. Finally, the paper attempts to bring together the considerable amount of information on cotton consumption, production and trade that has become available in the recent past.