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The continued depreciation of the Indonesian rupiah against the U.S. dollar, depressed consumer purchasing power, and global economic slowdown is lowering demand for Indonesian textiles and products.

Marketing Year (MY) 2016 Turkish cotton area and production are projected to increase about 15 percent.

Post/New marketing year (MY) 2016/17 total Mexican cotton production is forecast to decrease approximately 4 percent due to an expected decrease in planted area.

Post’s production estimate for MY 2015/16 is lowered to 27.5 million 480 lb. bales.

MY 2015/16 production is expected to fall to 119,000 bales due to unfavorable weather in the southwestern region around Jessore.

Most C3+2 countries [1] experienced a bad rainy season with delayed and intermittent rains.

Post/New MY 2015/2016 total Mexican cotton production is forecast to decrease approximately 19 percent due to an expected decrease in planted area.

In 2015/16, Australian cotton production is forecast to be 2.2 million bales assuming average rainfall.

Pakistan’s 2015/16 cotton production is forecast at 10 million 480 lb bales, down slightly from the current year as yields are forecast lower than the near record level achieved in 2014.

Post forecasts planted area for cotton on 2015/16 to drop to 950,000 hectares as a result of low global prices and high cost of production.

Cotton is a crop of high importance for Greek agricultural production, accounting for more than 8 percent of total agricultural output.

Turkish Marketing Year (MY) 2015 cotton area and production are projected to decline about 12 percent after a short recovery from last year.