Recently, the organic trade association of the United States (OTA) released a report on the production and market trend of organic cotton. The report pointed out that due to the improvement of consumers' understanding of "American origin" organic cotton, the market demand for organic cotton has increased, which has promoted the development of American organic cotton industry to a certain extent.
In 2013, the planting area of organic cotton in the United States increased to 15685 acres, and the yield stabilized. It is estimated that the organic cotton planting area in the United States will increase to 18614 acres in five years (2018), and the organic cotton production will reach the highest value since 1995.
It is reported that the organic cotton production and market trend report was formed after investigating 81 organic cotton growers in the United States.
The report shows that the output of organic cotton in the United States is rising. The future growth of organic cotton production will depend on three key factors: seed improvement, organic certification standards and cotton planting area. These three factors will affect the vitality and sustainability of the organic cotton industry.
According to the organic trade association, the commercialization of organic cottonseed is a major obstacle to the production of organic cotton. However, the center for agricultural research at Texas A & M University is conducting research on improving organic cotton and non transgenic cottonseed. By enhancing the drought resistance, insect and weed resistance of organic cottonseed, the yield of organic cotton in the United States will be increased and the fiber quality of organic cotton will be improved, Promote the commercial development of organic cottonseed.
The organic trade association of the United States said that consumers' understanding and recognition of organic textiles are improving, and they began to buy organic textiles in their purchasing behavior.
According to statistics, organic cotton cultivation in the United States decreased from 16050 acres in 2011 to 14787 acres in 2012, a decrease of 8%. Most of them are organic upland cotton, and the planting area of organic long staple cotton is less than 1000 acres.
In 2012, the output of organic cotton in the United States was 8867 bales (480 lb / Bale), up 22% year on year.