Indonesia: Cotton and Products Annual
Depressed consumer purchasing power in Indonesia and weaker export markets for finished Indonesian textiles has driven Post’s estimate of MY2015/16 Indonesian cotton consumption to 2.94 million bales from the previous estimate of 3.0 million bales. MY 2015/16 Indonesian cotton imports, in-line with consumption, are also expected to decrease from 3.0 to 2.9 million bales. Indonesian cotton imports are also expected to continue declining in MY 2016/17 to 2.75 million bales.