Bangladesh is the largest importer of cotton in the world. The US$8 billion primary textile sector is moving away from importing Indian cotton. Last year,
Recently, Saudi Arabia has shown interest to invest USD 50 billion in power and textile sector. If the investment goes in textile-based on the by-products
January forecast of 2019-20 shows less production of cotton and beginning stocks. It seems that the forecast is unchanged as cotton production is lowered again
Market situation The demand for yarn remains subdued although the conventional lean period starts from April to September. Demand for recycled and sustainable products remains
Bangladesh now depends less on India for cotton and African nations become the largest source India accounted for 26.12% of the total cotton imports of