CCP: JU/HF/ ST / 2015/1 Jute Export Prices BTD f.o.b. Bangladesh Port USD / tonne 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 Forecasted price 300 200 2012 2013 2014 2015

Sisal Price (f.o.b.) - East Africa: 3L and UG Jute, kenaf, Brazil: No 3/Type 3 USD / tonne sisal, abaca, 1900

1700 3L coir and 1500 No 3/Type 3 UG 1300 allied fibres Forecasted price UG 1100

900

700 Forecasted price Type 3 500 Statistics

Abaca Prices - Philippines December 2015 USD / bale 300

275 S2 250 Max. forecasted price

225 G Indicator price 200 JK 175

150 Min. forecasted price 125

100 2012 2013 2014 2015 Jute, kenaf, sisal, abaca coir and allied fibres

Statistics December 2015

Market and Policy Analyses of Raw Materials, Horticulture and Tropical (RAMHOT) Products Team Trade and Markets Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres

Current supply and demand situation Page Table 1 - Estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major 1 producing countries, 2013/14 Table 2 - Estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major 2 producing countries, 2014/15 Prices Table 3 - Prices of jute and competing crops at grower level in major producing 3 countries Table 4 - Representative monthly export and import prices of jute fibre and Indicative 4 Price of BWD grade Table 5 - Monthly export prices of jute products in India 5 Production Table 6 - World production of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 6 Table 7 - Area, production and yield in major producing countries 7 Trade Table 8 - World exports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 8 Table 9 - World exports of products of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 9 Table 10 - World imports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 10 Table 11 - World imports of products of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 11 Table 12 - Monthly exports of jute products by type from India 12 Manufacturing Table 13 - Monthly production and stocks of jute products by type in India 13 Special information Table 14 - Closing stocks and mill consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres in the 14 major producing countries Table 15 - Monthly export value of jute products by type from India 15 Table 16 - World apparent consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 16 Table 17 - Exchange rates 17

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iii Sisal

Page Table 18 - Production of sisal, henequen and other similar hard fibres 18 Table 19 - Sisal and henequen fibres and manufactures: exports from producing 19 countries Table 20 - Sisal: prices of representative grades, 2009-2015 20 Table 21 - Sisal: imports of raw fibre 21 Table 22 - Sisal: imports of manufactures 22

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Abaca

Table 23 - Production of abaca 23 Table 24 - Export of abaca: fibre and manufactures from producing countries 23 Table 25 - Abaca: prices of representative grades, 2009-2015 24 Table 26 - Abaca: imports of fibre and manufactures 25

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Coir

Table 27 - Production of coir fibre 26 Table 28 - Production of coir yarn 26 Table 29 - Exports of coir fibre 27 Table 30 - Exports of coir yarn 28 Table 31 - Exports of coir mats, matting and rugs from principal exporting countries 28 Table 32 - Sri Lanka: prices of coir fibres and yarn 29 Table 33 - Imports of coir fibre 30 Table 34 - Imports of coir yarn into principal importing countries 31 Table 35 - Imports of coir mats, matting and rugs into principal importing countries 32

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Notes 33

iv Foreword

The Market and Policy Analyses of Raw Materials, Horticulture and Tropical Products Team (RAMHOT) provides economic data and analyses on major agricultural raw materials and horticultural and tropical products. Commodities covered under the Team include, bananas and tropical fruits, citrus fruits, cotton, hard fibres (abaca, coir and sisal), hides and skins, jute, kenaf and allied fibres, sugar, and tea.

The Team also undertakes market reviews, outlook appraisals and projections, and provides assistance to developing countries in designing and implementing national policies for those agricultural commodities which enter into international trade.

The tables contained in this document bring together governments’ replies to the Group’s latest questionnaires, supplemented by other data available to the Secretariat at 31 December 2015. It is prepared in the Trade and Markets Division, FAO, Rome and it is available at the following FAO Web site: http://www.fao.org/economic/futurefibres/resources2/en/

v Table 1 - Jute/Kenaf: estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major producing countries, 2013/14 1/

Bangladesh India Myanmar Nepal Thailand Others TOTAL

( ...... lakh bales ...... )

Opening stocks 3.75 19.04 0.32 4.34 2.16

Production 75.22 90.00 0.04 0.87 0.06 6.70 172.88

Imports 0.00 2.94 0.00 2.81 0.23

Total supply 78.97 111.98 0.36 8.02 2.44

Mill consumption 65.00 81.15 0.28 3.06 1.67

Village consumption 2.50 10.00 0.06 0.00 0.00

Loss/Damage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Closing stocks 1.63 18.36 0.02 4.85 0.77 Total domestic requirements 69.13 109.51 0.36 7.91 2.43

Exports 9.84 2.47 0.00 0.11 0.01 0.82 13.24

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Opening stocks 67.5 342.7 5.8 78.1 38.8

Production 1 354.0 1 620.0 0.6 15.7 1.0 120.6 3 111.9

Imports 0.0 53.0 0.0 50.5 4.1

Total supply 1 421.5 2 015.7 6.4 144.3 43.9

Mill consumption 1 170.0 1 460.7 5.0 55.0 30.0

Village consumption 45.0 180.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Loss/Damage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Closing stocks 29.4 330.5 0.4 87.3 13.8 Total domestic requirements 1 244.4 1 971.2 6.4 142.3 43.8

Exports 177.1 44.5 0.0 2.0 0.1 14.7 238.4

1 Table 2 - Jute/Kenaf: estimate of supplies, domestic requirements, exports and imports in major producing countries, 2014/15 1/

Bangladesh India Myanmar Nepal Thailand Others TOTAL

( ...... lakh bales ...... )

Opening stocks 1.63 18.36 0.02 4.85 0.77

Production 75.89 86.00 0.06 0.89 0.04 6.78 169.66

Imports 0.00 2.45 0.00 2.81 0.03

Total Supply 77.52 106.81 0.08 8.54 0.84

Mill consumption 65.00 73.87 0.06 3.06 0.56

Village consumption 2.50 10.00 0.02 0.00 0.00

Loss/Damage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Closing stocks 0.01 20.84 0.00 5.37 0.20 Total domestic requirements 67.51 104.71 0.08 8.42 0.75

Exports 10.01 2.10 0.00 0.12 0.09 0.93 13.24

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Opening stocks 29.4 330.5 0.4 87.3 13.8

Production 1 366.0 1 548.0 1.0 16.0 0.7 122.1 3 053.8

Imports 0.0 44.1 0.0 50.5 0.6

Total supply 1 395.4 1 922.6 1.4 153.8 15.1

Mill consumption 1 170.0 1 329.7 1.0 55.0 10.0

Village consumption 45.0 180.0 0.4 0.0 0.0

Loss/Damage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Closing stocks 0.2 375.1 0.0 96.6 3.5 Total domestic requirements 1 215.2 1 884.8 1.4 151.6 13.5

Exports 180.1 37.8 0.0 2.2 1.6 16.7 238.4

2 Table 3 - Prices of jute and competing crops at grower level in major producing countries

Bangladesh 1/ India Jute Rice Jute 2/ Rice 3/ . . . Taka/maund ...... Rupees/maund . . . 2009/10 Season 1 568.9 1 050.6 326.0 2010/11 Season 1 598.6 1 308.3 373.9 2011/12 Season 1 146.3 916.7 343.8 2012/13 Season 1 244.0 1 075.6 385.4

2013/14 Season 1 235.6 1 123.3 466.2 2013 July 1 337.0 1 004.8 421.8 August 1 103.0 1 022.4 455.4 September 1 090.0 1 045.2 447.9 October 1 100.0 1 036.7 481.5 November 1 161.0 1 151.5 503.9 December 1 277.0 1 149.8 436.7

2014 January 1 349.0 1 127.2 466.6 February 1 317.0 1 125.8 475.9 March 1 264.0 1 181.1 485.2 April 1 215.0 1 181.1 483.3 May 1 271.0 1 246.5 470.3 June 1 343.0 1 207.4

2014/15 Season 1 517.3 1 185.4 2014 July 1 308.0 1 134.9 August 1 300.0 1 072.4 September 1 365.0 1 074.3 October 1 410.0 1 138.7 November 1 409.0 1 198.5 December 1 450.0 1 220.9

2015 January 1 530.0 1 253.5 February 1 675.0 1 286.8 March 1 697.0 1 288.6 April 1 725.0 May 1 673.0 June 1 666.0

2010 Calendar year 1 814.5 1 224.9 372.3 2011 Calendar year 1 378.5 1 115.9 361.5 2012 Calendar year 1 132.5 979.2 360.2 2013 Calendar year 1 249.4 1 097.9 421.8 2014 Calendar year 1 333.4 1 159.1

3 Table 4 - Representative monthly export prices of jute fibre and Indicative Price of BWD grade

Bangladesh Bangladesh Export prices 1/ Indicative price 2/ BWC* BWD** BWD USD / tonne 2009/10 Season 831.3 788.1 420-500 2010/11 Season 830.8 741.7 630 2011/12 Season 598.8 536.3 630 2012/13 Season 632.5 559.6 300 2013/14 Season 658.3 601.3 475

2014/15 Season 737.5 695.8 2014 July 660 620.0 475 August 650 600.0 475 September 700 650.0 475 October 770 720.0 475 November 750 700.0 475 December 760 710.0 475 2015 January 770 730.0 475 February 800 760.0 475 March 780 750.0 475 April 750 720.0 475 May 740 710.0 475 June 720 680.0 475

2015/16 Season 2015 July 710.0 660.0 475 August 730.0 680.0 475 September 750.0 720.0 475 October 770.0 740.0 475 November 85 0 800.0 475 December 880.0 840.0 475 2016 January February March April May June

2012 Calendar year 582.1 515.4 2013 Calendar year 664.2 601.3 2014 Calendar year 688.3 635.4 2015 Calendar year 770.8 732.5

* From 2006 BTC grade quoted due to scarcity of BWC ** From 2006 BTD grade quoted due to scarcity of BWD

4 Table 5 - Monthly export prices of jute products in India 1/

Hessian (40” - 10 oz) Sacking (B - Twills) Rupees USD Rupees USD . . . Per 100 metres ...... Per 100 bags . . . 2009/10 Season 1 546 33.2 2 914 62.7 2010/11 Season 1 802 39.8 3 349 73.9 2011/12 Season 1 716 34.2 3 246 64.8 2012/13 Season 1 752 32.0 3 473 63.4

2013/14 Season 1 759 28.6 3 158 51.4 2013 July 1 704 28.5 3 098 51.8 August 1 675 26.5 2 914 46.1 September 1 708 26.8 3 096 48.6 October 1 705 27.7 3 059 49.6 November 1 712 27.3 3 096 49.4 December 1 778 28.7 3 242 52.4

2014 January 1 790 28.8 3 221 51.8 February 1 805 29.0 3 109 49.9 March 1 781 29.2 3 127 51.3 April 1 807 29.9 3 239 53.7 May 1 830 30.8 3 351 56.5 June 1 818 30.4 3 345 56.0

2014/15 Season 1 798 29.5 3 237 53.1 2014 July 1 784 29.7 3 239 53.9 August 1 769 29.0 3 124 51.3 September 1 772 29.1 3 130 51.4 October 1 822 29.7 3 298 53.8 November 1 845 29.9 3 396 55.1 December

2015 January February March April May June

2011 Calendar year 1 769 37.9 3 336 71.8 2012 Calendar year 1 738 32.5 3 379 63.3 2013 Calendar year 1 740 29.7 3 291 56.7 2014 Calendar year 1 802 29.5 3 234 48.7

5 Table 6 - World production of jute, kenaf and allied fibres

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 (preliminary) (...... thousand tonnes...... ) Jute fibre: World 2 580.8 3 088.4 3 132.6 2 932.9 2 860.3 2 821.0 Developing countries 2 580.8 3 088.4 3 132.6 2 932.9 2 860.3 2 821.0 Far East 2 580.8 3 088.4 3 132.6 2 932.9 2 860.3 2 821.0 Bangladesh 1 070.1 1 404.4 1 404.9 1 363.0 1 354.0 1366.0 India 1 488.8 1 660.0 1 705.0 1 554.0 1 490.0 1 438.0 Myanmar 4.3 9.6 8.2 1.0 0.6 1.0 Nepal 17.7 14.4 14.4 15.0 15.7 16.0 Kenaf and Allied fibres: World 282.6 280.7 277.8 248.7 251.5 232.8 Developing countries 275.8 273.9 271.0 241.9 244.7 226.0 Far East 226.3 227.6 218.6 196.3 198.5 179.8 China 75.2 75.2 68.5 68.5 61.2 63.0 India 131.2 140.0 140.0 120.0 130.0 110.0 Indonesia 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Thailand 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 VietNam 12.1 5.0 3.2 1.2 1.0 0.7 Cambodia 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Pakistan 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Latin America and Caribbean 35.6 30.8 35.2 28.2 28.9 28.9 Brazil 14.9 14.2 16.7 9.8 10.0 10.0 Cuba 10.0 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.0 7.0 Other 10.7 10.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 Africa 10.3 12.1 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 Near East 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 Developed countries 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 Total Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres: World 2 863.4 3 369.1 3 410.4 3 181.7 3 111.9 3 053.8 Developing countries 2 856.6 3 362.3 3 403.6 3 174.8 3 105.0 3 047.0 Far East 2 807.1 3 316.0 3 351.2 3 129.3 3 058.8 3 000.8 Bangladesh 1 070.1 1 404.4 1 404.9 1 363.0 1 354.0 1 366.0 China 75.2 75.2 68.5 68.5 61.2 63.0 India 1 620.0 1 800.0 1 845.0 1 674.0 1 620.0 1 548.0 Indonesia 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Myanmar 4.3 9.6 8.2 1.0 0.6 1.0 Nepal 17.7 14.4 14.4 15.0 15.7 16.0 Thailand 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 VietNam 12.1 5.0 3.2 1.2 1.0 0.7 Other 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 Latin America and Caribbean 35.6 30.8 35.2 28.2 28.9 28.9 Africa 10.3 12.1 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 Near East 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 Developed countries 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9

6 Table 7 - Area, production and yield of jute, kenaf and allied fibres in major producing countries

Bangladesh China India Myanmar Nepal Thailand

Area (thousand ha) 2010/11 587.05 18.80 900.00 12.57 13.10 1.40 2011/12 620.00 19.30 905.00 11.14 10.56 1.40 2012/13 657.47 19.30 911.00 2.00 10.56 1.30 2013/14 666.00 20.00 950.00 1.00 11.00 1.00 2014/15 (estimated) 665.00 20.00 920.00 1.58 11.00 0.74 (thousand acres) 2010/11 1450.64 46.46 2223.98 31.06 32.38 3.46 2011/12 1532.07 47.69 2236.33 27.52 26.09 3.46 2012/13 1624.67 47.69 2251.16 4.94 26.09 3.21 2013/14 1645.74 49.42 2347.53 2.47 27.18 2.47 2014/15 1643.27 49.42 2273.40 3.90 27.18 1.83

Yield (tonne / ha) 2010/11 2.39 4.00 2.00 0.77 1.10 1.18 2011/12 2.27 3.55 2.04 0.74 1.37 1.18 2012/13 2.07 3.55 1.84 0.49 1.42 1.00 2013/14 2.03 3.06 1.71 0.63 1.43 1.01 2014/15 2.05 3.15 1.68 0.63 1.45 0.95 (bales / acre) 2010/11 5.38 8.99 4.50 1.72 2.47 2.65 2011/12 5.09 7.98 4.58 1.67 3.07 2.65 2012/13 4.66 7.98 4.13 1.11 3.19 2.25 2013/14 4.57 6.88 3.83 1.41 3.21 2.27 2014/15 4.62 7.08 3.78 1.42 3.27 2.13

Production (thousand tonnes) 2010/11 1404.36 75.18 1800.00 9.64 14.42 1.65 2011/12 1404.90 68.47 1845.00 8.25 14.42 1.65 2012/13 1362.96 68.50 1674.00 0.99 15.00 1.30 2013/14 1354.00 61.20 1620.00 0.63 15.70 1.01 2014/15 1366.00 63.00 1548.00 1.00 16.00 0.70 (lakh bales) 2010/11 78.02 4.18 100.00 0.54 0.80 0.09 2011/12 78.05 3.80 102.50 0.46 0.80 0.09 2012/13 75.72 3.81 93.00 0.05 0.83 0.07 2013/14 75.22 3.40 90.00 0.03 0.87 0.06 2014/15 75.89 3.50 86.00 0.06 0.89 0.04

7 Table 8 - World exports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 (preliminary)

(...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Jute fibre:

World 331.6 450.1 468.7 420.8 237.0 235.6 Developing countries 325.8 443.5 460.1 409.0 226.1 223.0 Far East 324.8 442.8 457.6 407.5 224.3 220.1 Bangladesh 287.8 380.3 411.1 370.1 177.1 180.1 Other 37.0 62.5 46.4 37.4 47.2 39.9

Developed countries 5.8 6.6 8.6 11.9 10.9 12.7

Kenaf and Allied fibres:

World 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.8 Developing countries 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.8 Far East 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.8 China 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Thailand 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.6 Other 1.4 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 Other developing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Developed countries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres:

World 333.1 451.6 470.2 422.4 238.4 238.4 Developing countries 327.3 445.0 461.6 410.6 227.5 225.7 Far East 326.3 444.3 459.1 409.1 225.7 222.8 Bangladesh 287.8 380.3 411.1 370.1 177.1 180.1 China 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Thailand 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.6 Other 38.4 63.1 47.8 38.6 48.5 41.1 Other Developing 1.0 0.7 2.5 1.5 1.8 2.9

Developed countries 5.8 6.6 8.6 11.9 10.9 12.7

8 Table 9 - World exports of products of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 (preliminary)

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

World 709.4 783.1 1027.2 895.2 1157.9 1036.8

Developing 682.9 757.0 1005.2 875.5 1137.1 1019.9

Africa 2.8 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Latin America 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.1 El Salvador 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.4 Guatemala 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 Mexico 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.4

Near East 10.9 11.8 10.5 9.0 11.8 9.8 Egypt 2.0 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 Saudi Arabia 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 Syrian Arab Republic 4.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 Turkey 4.4 7.4 4.2 3.8 6.1 4.1

Far East 668.5 742.4 991.1 862.3 1 121.2 1 006.5 Bangladesh 459.4 475.5 696.3 597.4 858.7 817.4 China 15.9 12.0 10.3 12.6 4.2 2.8 India 163.5 182.9 211.7 171.1 179.4 107.9 Nepal 19.8 57.6 60.4 63.5 64.1 65.0 Pakistan 6.9 12.0 10.5 15.9 13.2 9.5 Thailand 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 2.8

Developed 26.6 26.1 22.0 19.7 20.8 17.0

North America 3.5 5.2 4.3 2.7 2.7 1.9 United States of America 3.1 4.8 3.9 2.5 2.2 1.9

Europe 21.1 19.9 17.0 16.3 16.5 13.5 EU (28) 20.9 19.6 16.7 16.1 16.3 13.3 Belgium-Luxembourg 11.6 10.9 8.9 8.1 8.1 6.0 France 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 Germany 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 Netherlands 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.4 United Kingdom 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.4 Other EU 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

CIS 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3

Oceania 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 Australia 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Other developed 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.3 Japan 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 South Africa 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.2

9 Table 10 - World imports of raw jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (preliminary) ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) World 421.8 385.1 482.4 475.2 314.6 265.7 Developing 399.7 364.4 458.0 445.9 288.2 235.3 Africa 14.6 22.3 14.5 22.2 18.3 16.2 Côte d'Ivoire 6.7 17.6 2.3 16.6 12.1 10.7 Ethiopia 3.7 3.5 4.6 3.0 4.7 3.8 Ghana 0.1 0.1 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mozambique 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Nigeria 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 Tanzania 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Tunisia 3.6 0.9 2.6 2.4 1.5 1.5 Latin America 5.3 14.6 11.8 7.5 4.6 7.6 El Salvador 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.5 Nicaragua 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cuba 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 Brazil 1.8 10.9 8.3 3.5 1.6 6.0 Near East 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 Egypt 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 Iran 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Jordan 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Saudi Arabia 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 Turkey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Far East 377.8 325.6 430.0 414.6 264.0 210.4 China 95.7 104.1 109.6 100.6 60.5 33.7 India 102.9 59.7 157.1 148.8 53.0 44.1 Indonesia 2.2 0.5 2.1 2.8 2.8 1.1 Nepal 23.3 46.2 45.0 50.0 50.5 50.5 Pakistan 128.6 98.5 96.6 93.9 84.9 73.6 Thailand 15.8 0.9 3.9 9.7 4.1 0.6 Developed 22.1 20.7 24.4 29.3 26.4 30.4 North America 1.8 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.5 2.6 United States 1.7 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 Europe 15.3 13.9 15.2 16.1 15.1 17.7 EU (28) 14.0 12.6 13.8 14.8 13.9 16.0 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 Germany 2.0 2.5 3.2 6.0 5.1 5.5 Netherlands 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 Spain 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.8 United Kingdom 4.5 1.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 2.1 Other EU 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 Other Europe 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.7 CIS 2.6 2.8 5.4 8.7 8.2 8.8 Oceania 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 Australia 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 Other developed 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 Japan 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.3

10 Table 11 - World imports of products of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/ 2/ 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (preliminary) ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) World 699.7 738.7 814.3 973.0 954.1 967.8 Developing 533.3 552.0 634.8 810.6 792.0 809.1 Africa 44.9 45.0 68.5 59.9 62.1 61.8 Algeria 5.8 7.7 8.6 10.0 8.4 8.4 Cameroon 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Ghana 12.8 6.9 24.3 14.0 25.5 27.0 Kenya 5.1 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 4.0 Morocco 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.2 Tanzania 2.3 5.3 5.6 8.1 2.1 1.6 Zimbabwe 2.2 3.0 7.7 4.8 4.8 2.6 Latin America 12.8 13.5 20.0 15.3 13.5 15.7 Argentina 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 Brazil 3.1 4.1 9.9 5.3 2.6 7.9 Costa Rica 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 Mexico 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.5 4.7 1.8 Uruguay 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Near East 290.9 347.0 330.9 372.6 372.1 427.2 Egypt 8.8 21.8 15.8 17.4 20.0 15.0 Iran 56.4 66.1 60.9 50.0 50.0 60.0 Saudi Arabia 4.8 16.4 17.8 18.6 17.4 22.0 Sudan 43.0 38.5 30.4 40.4 30.0 35.0 Syrian Arab Republic 32.0 32.3 30.0 30.0 30.0 40.0 Turkey 136.9 160.0 165.0 206.1 213.7 240.3 Other 9.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 15.0 Far East 184.7 146.5 215.4 362.8 344.3 304.4 China 7.9 14.3 54.3 66.3 97.8 119.5 India 112.8 87.1 117.9 141.9 99.6 130.7 Indonesia 22.5 26.6 23.0 35.5 32.8 31.8 Malaysia 3.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 1.6 Pakistan 4.2 9.4 1.3 2.8 3.7 3.0 Republic of Korea 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.7 3.3 Sri Lanka 2.5 3.0 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.7

Developed 166.4 186.7 179.5 162.4 162.1 158.6 North America 28.4 33.8 35.2 34.8 35.9 41.5 United States 25.1 30.9 31.7 32.0 33.1 39.0 Europe 86.2 99.9 89.6 74.5 74.9 73.0 EU (28) 84.7 98.2 88.0 73.8 74.4 72.1 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.6 46.3 33.5 26.0 25.8 22.3 Germany 9.7 10.6 11.9 10.0 9.5 10.7 Netherlands 9.9 12.2 14.0 11.0 10.8 10.3 Spain 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.3 5.1 5.7 United Kingdom 7.4 8.4 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.3 Other Europe 1.5 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.9 CIS 13.5 16.8 20.4 25.4 22.3 19.5 Russian Federation 10.5 12.7 15.0 15.4 13.9 11.1 Oceania 21.8 20.6 23.9 17.1 19.4 14.9 Australia 18.6 17.4 20.3 14.0 16.1 12.0 Other developed 16.5 15.6 10.4 10.6 9.6 9.7 Israel 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 Japan 14.2 13.0 8.0 7.7 6.5 6.7 South Africa 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0

11 Table 12 - Monthly exports of jute products by type from India

Manufactures

Yarn Hessian Sacking Total 1/

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

2009/10 Season 75.1 45.3 32.3 163.5 2010/11 Season 71.5 51.6 50.2 182.9 2011/12 Season 59.1 55.6 89.0 211.7 2012/13 Season 35.8 44.0 84.1 171.1 2013/14 Season 39.0 45.0 86.5 179.4 2013 July 2.8 4.3 9.2 17.1 August 2.7 4.2 10.5 18.1 September 3.3 5.5 9.2 18.7 October 2.9 3.7 9.7 17.0 November 2.5 4.0 10.3 17.3 December 4.0 3.8 6.8 15.3

2014 January 4.1 3.3 5.9 14.1 February 4.2 3.1 5.2 13.0 March 6.1 3.8 5.5 16.7 April 3.1 2.5 6.6 12.8 May 1.8 3.4 4.0 10.0 June 1.5 3.4 3.6 9.3

2014/15 Season 37.0 33.2 25.0 103.8 2014 July 3.2 2.7 2.6 9.1 August 2.5 3.4 2.8 9.5 September 2.8 3.2 3.7 10.6 October 3.1 3.3 1.1 8.1 November 2.2 2.2 2.7 7.5 December 2.9 2.9 4.0 11.7

2015 January 3.4 3.4 2.5 9.9 February 2.9 2.9 0.7 7.2 March 4.3 2.7 0.8 8.3 April 4.0 2.2 1.1 7.7 May 3.1 2.2 1.1 6.9 June 2.6 2.1 1.9 7.3

2010 Calendar year 98.8 51.4 41.4 202.4 2011 Calendar year 52.2 56.3 65.1 181.7 2012 Calendar year 53.1 48.7 91.0 200.1 2013 Calendar year 32.0 44.5 98.8 183.5 2014 Calendar year 37.5 37.2 47.7 132.4

12 Table 13 - Monthly production and stocks of jute products by type in India

Production Stocks Hessian Sacking Carpet TOTAL Hessian Sacking Carpet Total backing 1/ backing 1/ 2/ ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

2009/10 Season 218.7 930.6 2.4 1 423.2 19.2 42.6 0.6 76.2

2010/11 Season 226.0 1 081.5 3.2 1 586.2 15.6 64.8 0.3 93.1

2011/12 Season 240.0 1 191.0 3.4 1 614.2 13.8 36.4 0.3 59.5

2012/13 Season 201.8 1 250.0 2.9 1 607.8 17.9 58.0 0.4 85.3

2013/14 Season 208.7 1 052.9 3.2 1 437.1 2013 July 16.8 114.4 0.3 146.6 18.6 62.3 0.4 90.5 August 16.0 106.7 0.3 136.9 19.6 70.2 0.3 99.8 September 18.8 112.8 0.3 147.1 19.2 82.9 0.4 112.7 October 15.2 97.6 0.3 127.2 18.8 68.5 0.3 97.7 November 16.6 84.4 0.3 114.8 15.3 77.6 0.4 103.1 December 19.4 98.2 0.3 133.9 15.5 82.6 0.3 107.5

2014 January 17.5 88.2 0.3 121.9 15.5 75.6 0.3 100.5 February 17.4 75.5 0.2 108.3 17.4 60.7 0.3 87.6 March 18.7 62.8 0.2 98.3 19.5 65.9 0.3 94.7 April 17.7 55.7 0.3 86.2 19.2 82.5 0.3 110.4 May 17.7 74.8 0.2 105.8 19.0 98.0 0.3 125.3 June 16.9 81.8 0.2 110.1 20.6 115.4 0.4 144.3

2014/15 Season 159.1 689.4 1.9 965.3 2014 July 17.8 73.4 0.3 104.7 23.2 137.5 0.4 170.3 August 18.3 67.9 0.2 98.6 23.4 121.2 0.4 154.6 September 19.1 68.4 0.2 98.9 23.0 110.4 0.4 143.0 October 16.6 64.0 0.2 91.3 22.6 115.1 0.4 146.6 November 15.9 64.9 0.2 94.0 21.7 112.7 0.4 142.8 December 17.6 81.7 0.2 112.8 23.7 113.3 0.4 145.5

2015 January 18.7 86.0 0.2 118.5 23.8 90.1 0.4 122.1 February 17.1 88.5 0.2 119.1 22.2 83.2 0.4 114.4 March 18.0 94.6 0.2 127.4 23.4 56.3 0.4 88.7 April May June

2010 Calendar year 225.4 927.7 2.4 1 501.4

2011 Calendar year 228.3 1 139.7 3.3 1 557.5

2012 Calendar year 226.9 1 207.6 3.0 1 606.4

2013 Calendar year 199.2 1 247.6 3.3 1 610.5

2014 Calendar year 211.2 859.1 2.7 1 230.9

13 Table 14 - Closing stocks and mill consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres in the major producing countries

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 (preliminary) (...... thousand tonnes...... )

Stocks of fibre end of season Bangladesh 189.9 274.8 67.5 29.4 0.2 India 185.6 355.3 342.7 330.5 375.1 Myanmar 26.3 19.5 5.8 0.4 0.0 Nepal 55.4 64.9 78.1 87.3 96.6 Thailand 102.6 68.2 38.8 13.8 3.5 Total 559.9 782.7 532.9 461.4 475.4

Mill consumption Bangladesh 794.9 861.8 1155.2 1170.0 1170 India 1553.5 1623.2 1621.3 1460.7 1329.7 Myanmar 12.0 11.0 11.0 5.0 1.0 Nepal 46.2 45.0 50.0 55.0 55.0 Thailand 40.0 40.0 40.0 30.0 10.0 Total 2446.6 2581.0 2877.5 2720.7 2565.7

Percent of stocks to mill consumption 22.9 30.3 18.5 17.0 18.5

Closing Stocks of Fibre in major producing countries 400.0 India 350.0

300.0

250.0

200.0

thousand tonnes 150.0

100.0 Bangladesh 50.0

0.0 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

14 Table 15 - Monthly export value of jute products by type from India

MANUFACTURES

Yarn Hessian Sacking Total 1/

( ...... million USD ...... )

2009/10 Season 73.5 49.1 25.4 163.0 2010/11 Season 92.7 57.0 51.3 216.0 2011/12 Season 64.4 75.7 101.5 252.8 2012/13 Season 34.7 48.5 89.6 184.2 2013/14 Season 40.4 51.2 90.1 200.3 2013 July 2.9 5.6 9.6 20.0 August 2.5 4.4 10.3 18.6 September 3.2 6.0 9.3 19.8 October 2.9 4.1 10.1 18.6 November 2.5 4.6 10.8 19.0 December 3.9 4.3 7.0 16.8

2014 January 4.0 3.7 6.1 15.6 February 3.9 4.9 5.2 15.1 March 5.8 4.1 5.5 18.4 April 2.9 2.7 6.7 13.7 May 2.9 3.0 5.1 12.3 June 3.0 3.5 4.5 12.4

2014/15 Season 35.1 42.0 24.3 129.3 2014 July 3.0 3.7 2.9 10.9 August 2.3 4.3 3.1 11.3 September 2.7 3.8 4.0 12.1 October 2.9 3.9 1.2 9.1 November 2.1 2.7 2.8 8.4 December 2.7 3.4 4.0 13.7

2015 January 3.2 4.1 2.5 10.8 February 2.7 3.5 0.7 8.2 March 4.1 3.1 0.8 15.6 April 3.2 3.2 0.8 10.4 May 3.1 3.1 0.8 9.4 June 3.1 3.1 0.8 9.4

2010 Calendar year 114.7 57.8 36.7 224.3 2011 Calendar year 65.1 78.8 77.4 234.3 2012 Calendar year 53.5 51.0 96.3 211.0 2013 Calendar year 31.4 51.3 104.5 201.5 2014 Calendar year 38.2 44.0 50.9 153.0

15 Table 16 - World apparent consumption of jute, kenaf and allied fibres 1/

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes...... ) World 2873.8 2932.5 3281.4 2840.6 2875.2 Developing 2681.0 2741.3 3104.4 2666.6 2698.9 Africa 79.8 96.3 96.1 94.3 90.7 Algeria 8.2 9.2 10.7 9.0 8.9 Ethiopia 3.5 4.6 3.0 4.7 3.8 Ghana 7.5 30.8 15.0 27.3 28.9 Kenya 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.1 2.1 Morocco 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.5 United Republic of Tanzania 5.2 5.5 8.1 1.7 1.2 Zimbabwe 3.3 8.2 5.2 5.1 2.7 Latin America and Caribbean 59.2 67.2 50.3 46.2 52.2 Argentina 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 Brazil 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 Mexico 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Cuba 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 Near East 363.7 348.0 394.0 390.1 451.1 Egypt 23.5 16.2 18.9 20.9 15.6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 70.8 65.2 53.5 53.5 64.2 Sudan 44.5 35.8 46.4 35.3 40.7 Syrian Arab Republic 31.1 27.9 28.1 28.1 38.8 Turkey 163.4 172.1 216.4 222.0 252.7 Far East 2178.3 2229.8 2563.9 2136.0 2104.9 Bangladesh 226.1 129.8 369.8 180.4 290.0 China 181.0 225.0 226.5 221.9 221.5 India 1550.0 1660.7 1641.7 1440.5 1440.5 Indonesia 32.8 30.7 44.8 41.9 39.2 Pakistan 111.7 105.0 100.8 95.7 84.1 Myanmar 16.0 15.0 14.8 6.0 1.4 Thailand 39.0 50.8 155.4 138.5 19.7 Viet Nam 4.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 Developed 192.8 191.2 177.1 174.0 176.3 North America 37.6 39.5 41.3 43.0 49.3 United States of America 34.7 36.2 38.5 40.5 46.4 Canada 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.9 Europe 94.6 86.0 68.5 67.6 70.4 EU 28 91.8 83.3 66.8 66.2 68.1 Belgium-Luxembourg 35.4 22.1 12.5 13.5 12.0 France 5.1 5.2 5.1 3.9 3.1 Germany 11.3 13.3 14.1 12.4 14.3 Netherlands 11.2 13.3 9.6 10.2 9.4 Spain 5.4 6.8 5.6 5.5 6.6 United Kingdom 10.1 10.0 9.2 8.0 9.5 Other Europe 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.5 2.3 CIS 20.7 26.9 35.8 32.0 29.5 Russian Federation 16.3 21.1 25.1 22.8 20.5 Other 4.5 5.8 10.7 9.2 9.0 Oceania 22.7 26.2 19.2 21.1 16.6 Australia 19.3 22.4 15.9 17.5 13.4 New Zealand 3.3 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.2 Other developed 17.1 12.6 12.2 10.2 10.5 Japan 14.0 9.3 8.6 7.1 7.5 South Africa 2.4 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.0

16 Table 17 - Exchange rates

Bangladesh India Thailand Nepal

Taka/USD Rupees/USD Baht/USD Rupees/USD

2009/10 Season 69.183 46.569 33.080 74.639

2010/11 Season 71.194 45.333 30.605 72.533

2011/12 Season 79.127 50.258 30.859 79.522

2012/13 Season 79.933 54.652 30.432 87.749

2013/14 Season 77.721 61.475 32.079 98.294

2014/15 Season 77.702 62.051 32.689 99.102 2014 July 77.593 60.064 32.087 96.076 August 77.456 60.895 32.009 97.339 September 77.400 60.884 32.199 97.327 October 77.401 61.348 32.459 98.275 November 77.852 61.677 32.792 98.617 December 77.852 62.711 32.908 100.237

2015 January 77.871 62.135 32.748 99.235 February 77.800 62.028 32.570 99.269 March 77.800 62.450 32.678 100.065 April 77.800 62.753 32.523 100.311 May 77.800 63.810 33.561 100.311 June 77.800 63.861 33.732 102.162

2015/16 Season 78.059 65.438 35.565 104.696 2015 July 77.800 63.646 34.396 101.810 August 77.800 65.072 35.467 104.099 September 77.800 66.190 36.054 105.972 October 77.814 65.075 35.643 104.077 November 78.511 66.050 35.785 105.693 December 78.631 66.596 36.044 106.523

2016 January February March April May June

2011 Calendar year 74.152 46.671 30.491 74.020 2012 Calendar year 81.863 53.410 31.084 85.197 2013 Calendar year 78.103 58.598 30.722 93.583 2014 Calendar year 77.641 61.032 32.486 97.644 2015 Calendar year 77.936 64.139 34.267 102.460

17 Table 18 - Production of sisal, henequen and other similar hard fibres

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Sisal:

Africa total (Continent) 52.9 71.9 75.0 76.1 76.7 77.8 Angola 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Ethiopia 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 Kenya 21.5 24.1 28.1 27.9 26.0 26.0 Madagascar 6.9 9.1 8.0 8.2 8.8 8.9 Mozambique 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 South Africa 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 United Republic of Tanzania 21.1 34.8 34.5 35.6 37.5 38.5 Others 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Latin America 111.7 114.0 127.1 83.2 89.9 110.7 Brazil 94.9 97.9 111.2 69.9 74.6 95.4 Others 16.8 16.0 15.9 13.3 15.3 15.3

Other countries 46.9 47.3 49.9 63.7 60.0 64.0 China 45.9 46.3 48.9 62.7 59.0 63.0

Total Sisal 211.4 233.2 252.0 222.9 226.6 252.5

Henequen : Cuba 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Mexico 19.8 17.5 18.9 11.1 12.0 12.0 Other countries 1/ 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

Total henequen 24.7 22.4 23.8 16.0 16.9 16.9

Total sisal & henequen 236.2 255.5 275.8 238.9 243.5 269.4

Other hard fibres: 2/ Fique (Colombia) 21.6 24.0 22.0 19.7 18.3 18.0

Total above fibres 257.8 279.5 297.9 258.7 261.9 287.4

18 Table 19 - Sisal and henequen fibres and manufactures: exports from producing countries 1/

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) Brazil fibre 27.4 30.5 39.1 36.1 30.9 40.6 cordage 31.1 24.6 31.1 29.9 23.0 22.3 oth. manuf.(yarn-carpets) 9.1 11.2 9.9 7.0 6.2 6.7 Total 67.5 66.3 80.2 73.1 60.1 69.6 Haiti fibre 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 cordage 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 Total 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 Kenya fibre 18.7 20.0 23.9 24.1 24.0 23.0 cordage 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 Total 19.0 20.6 24.9 24.6 24.5 23.3 Madagascar fibre 5.9 7.8 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.4 cordage 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6 Total 6.6 8.5 7.2 8.1 8.2 6.9 Mexico fibre 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 cordage 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 Total 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 Mozambique fibre 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 cordage 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.2 Total 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 United Republic of Tanzania fibre 8.3 11.6 13.8 15.5 16.9 18.2 cordage 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.2 Total 13.6 14.9 19.8 20.8 22.4 23.5 China fibre 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 cordage 7.7 10.0 7.2 6.8 5.8 4.8 Total 7.7 10.0 7.4 7.0 6.0 4.9 Europe fibre n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. manufactures 9.9 11.8 12.8 11.0 12.1 9.0 Total Other countries 2/ fibre n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. cordage 9.7 8.3 9.9 8.7 9.4 6.7 Total

World Fibre (from major exporters) 60.3 69.9 83.6 83.1 79.2 88.6 Manufactures 78.9 76.1 84.5 75.8 70.2 62.1 Total 139.3 146.0 168.1 158.9 149.4 150.7

19 Table 20 - Sisal: prices of representative grades, 2009-2015

East African Brazil 3L UG Indicative Price UG No.3* Indicative Price No.3 ( ...... USD per tonne f.o.b...... ) 2009 830 773 800 - 1000 676 620 - 680 2010 1 111 1 010 800 - 1000 689 700 - 800 2011 1 435 1 327 800 - 1000 791 700 - 800 2012 1 600 1 483 900 - 1200 899 750 - 850 2013 1 502 1 396 900 - 1200 1 059 750 - 850

Year 2014 avg. 1 698 1 598 1 394 January 1 525 1 425 1500 - 1700 1 290 1250 - 1350 February 1 525 1 425 1500 - 1700 1 290 1250 - 1350 March 1 550 1 450 1500 - 1700 1 290 1250 - 1350 April 1 550 1 450 1500 - 1700 1 290 1250 - 1350 May 1 625 1 525 1500 - 1700 1 290 1250 - 1350 June 1 650 1 550 1500 - 1700 1 320 1250 - 1350 July 1 745 1 645 1500 - 1700 1 390 1250 - 1350 August 1 770 1 670 1500 - 1700 1 450 1250 - 1350 September 1 800 1 700 1500 - 1700 1 475 1250 - 1350 October 1 850 1 750 1500 - 1700 1 530 1250 - 1350 November 1 880 1 780 1500 - 1700 1 550 1250 - 1350 December 1 905 1 805 1500 - 1700 1 560 1250 - 1350

Year 2015 avg. 2 133 2 010 1 577 January 1 935 1 835 1500 - 1700 1 580 1250 - 1350 February 1 950 1 850 1500 - 1700 1 580 1250 - 1350 March 1 975 1 875 1500 - 1700 1 580 1250 - 1350 April 2 050 1 925 1500 - 1700 1 600 1250 - 1350 May 2 050 1 925 1500 - 1700 1 600 1250 - 1350 June 2 090 1 965 1500 - 1700 1 600 1250 - 1350 July 2 120 1 995 1500 - 1700 1 610 1250 - 1350 August 2 175 2 050 1500 - 1700 1 610 1250 - 1350 September 2 275 2 150 1500 - 1700 1 610 1250 - 1350 October 2 300 2 175 1500 - 1700 1 550 1250 - 1350 November 2 325 2 175 1500 - 1700 1 525 1250 - 1350 December 2 350 2 195 1900 - 2150 1 475 1400 - 1500

* From January 2013 Bahia Type 3DB

20 Table 21 - Sisal : imports of raw fibre

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

World 63.6 64.1 81.2 81.6 76.5 86.7

Developed 18.9 19.0 23.0 23.1 20.9 23.1

North America 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Europe 17.8 17.8 21.5 22.2 19.8 21.9

CIS 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2

Oceania 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Other Developed 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8

Developing 44.7 45.1 58.2 58.6 55.6 63.6

Africa 7.0 6.8 8.5 11.3 8.9 10.5

Latin America 4.2 4.9 3.3 4.1 4.1 2.8

Near East 3.9 3.5 4.6 5.6 4.6 4.4

Far East 29.7 29.9 41.8 37.5 38.0 45.9

21 Table 22 - Sisal : imports of manufactures

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

World 78.9 73.7 74.5 71.4 69.1 62.1

Developed 62.8 53.7 51.8 51.9 49.9 44.7 North America 45.5 35.5 34.0 35.0 29.8 28.4 Canada 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.5 United States of America 42.5 32.9 31.2 32.3 27.2 26.9 Europe 15.0 16.2 15.2 14.6 18.0 14.2 EU (28) 14.6 15.9 15.0 14.1 17.8 14.0 Austria 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.0 4.0 1.7 Denmark 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 Finland 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 France 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 4.4 3.6 Germany 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.6 Greece 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Ireland 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 Italy 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 Netherlands 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.7 Portugal 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 Spain 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 Sweden 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 United Kingdom 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.6 Other EU 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.4 Other Europe 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 CIS 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 Oceania 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 Australia 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 New Zealand 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 Other developed 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 Japan 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8 South Africa 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3

Developing 16.1 20.0 22.7 19.5 19.1 17.4 Africa 3.1 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.4 Latin America and Caribbean 1.7 1.9 4.1 2.0 2.6 3.5 Argentina 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 Bahamas 1.4 1.5 3.7 1.5 2.3 1.9 El Salvador 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 Near East 1.2 2.5 3.4 3.6 2.6 2.9 Egypt 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.7 Jordan 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 Saudi Arabia 0.5 2.1 3.1 3.0 2.2 2.2 Far East 6.0 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.6 China 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 Indonesia 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 Thailand 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 VietNam 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.4 Other 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.0

22 Table 23 - Production of abaca

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) Ecuador 10.4 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.4 8.4 Philippines 54.6 57.2 73.3 64.8 56.0 66.0 Other countries 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.2 2.3 2.3

Total above countries 67.9 70.1 86.1 78.1 67.7 76.7

Table 24 - Abaca: exports of fibre and manufactures from producing countries

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... ) Ecuador Fibre 10.4 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.4 8.4 Cordage 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total 10.4 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.4 8.4

Philippines Fibre 7.4 11.3 9.8 4.5 3.3 9.8 Cordage 5.3 7.0 7.5 5.0 4.2 5.1 Pulp 12.0 20.9 29.8 21.5 17.6 20.9 Other 1.3 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.0 2.5 Total 26.0 40.7 48.5 33.3 27.2 38.3

Total exports 36.4 50.9 58.1 44.4 36.6 46.7

Total exports in fibre equivalent Fibre 17.8 21.5 19.4 15.5 12.7 18.1 Cordage 5.6 7.3 7.9 5.2 4.5 5.4 Pulp 24.1 41.8 59.5 43.0 35.2 41.8 Other 1.4 1.8 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.8 Total 48.9 72.3 88.4 66.4 54.6 68.1

Of which: Philippines 38.5 62.1 78.8 55.4 45.2 59.8 Ecuador 10.4 10.2 9.6 11.1 9.4 8.4

23 Table 25 - Abaca: prices of representative grades, 2009-2015 1/

Philippines Hand-cleaned non-Davao S2 G JK Indicator Price 2/

f.o.b. Manila port f.o.b. c.i.f. USD per 125 kg. bale USD / bale USD / tonne

Annual average

2009 201.6 181.3 163.7 182.2 1 657.6

2010 193.7 176.8 154.8 175.1 1 600.7

2011 211.9 192.1 170.2 191.4 1 731.1

2012 220.0 197.0 174.3 197.1 1 776.7

2013 222.7 200.3 177.0 200.0 1 800.0

2014 average 235.8 214.8 190.7 213.8 1 910.0 January 233.0 211.0 192.0 212.0 1 896.0 February 229.0 208.0 189.0 208.7 1 869.3 March 229.0 208.0 188.0 208.3 1 866.7 April 229.0 208.0 188.0 208.3 1 866.7 May 229.0 208.0 188.0 208.3 1 866.7 June 229.0 208.0 188.0 208.3 1 866.7 July 242.0 221.0 192.0 218.3 1 946.7 August 242.0 221.0 192.0 218.3 1 946.7 September 242.0 221.0 192.0 218.3 1 946.7 October 242.0 221.0 192.0 218.3 1 946.7 November 242.0 221.0 192.0 218.3 1 946.7 December 242.0 221.0 195.0 219.3 1 954.7

2015 average 257.5 234.3 218.7 236.8 2 094.7 January 247.0 221.0 204.0 224.0 1 992.0 February 247.0 221.0 204.0 224.0 1 992.0 March 247.0 226.0 204.0 225.7 2 005.3 April 252.0 230.0 214.0 232.0 2 056.0 May 253.0 231.0 216.0 233.3 2 066.7 June 256.0 234.0 220.0 236.7 2 093.3 July 260.0 237.0 222.0 239.7 2 117.3 August 262.0 239.0 225.0 242.0 2 136.0 September 263.0 240.0 226.0 243.0 2 144.0 October 265.0 242.0 228.0 245.0 2 160.0 November 267.0 244.0 228.0 246.3 2 170.7 December 271.0 247.0 233.0 250.3 2 202.7

24 Table 26 - Abaca : imports of fibre and manufactures

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Fibre

World 18.9 25.2 23.8 16.7 15.4 21.0

Developed 16.6 22.1 21.1 15.7 14.7 19.4

Europe 12.6 14.7 13.6 11.6 9.4 12.7 EU (28) 12.6 14.7 13.6 11.6 9.4 12.7

Other developed 4.1 7.4 7.5 4.1 5.3 6.7 Japan 3.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.0 6.2 Others 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5

Developing 2.2 3.1 2.7 1.0 0.7 1.5

Manufactures 1/

World 20.9 31.4 41.0 29.8 23.8 27.7

Developed 15.5 25.9 33.2 22.7 20.0 23.7

North America 3.6 6.3 7.7 4.5 3.5 5.1 Canada 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 United States of America 3.4 6.2 7.5 4.3 3.4 4.9

Europe 8.6 14.8 20.4 13.9 12.6 14.5 EU (28) 8.6 14.8 20.4 13.9 12.6 14.5

Other developed 3.4 4.8 5.1 4.2 3.9 4.1 Japan 3.1 4.5 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.5

Developing 5.4 5.5 7.7 7.1 3.8 4.0

Far East 4.0 4.9 6.4 4.9 3.4 3.8

1/ - Includes pulp

25 Table 27 - Production of coir fibre

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

India (brown fibre) * 394.0 415.5 425.0 431.5 455.8 458.8 Sri Lanka * 169.6 149.8 135.0 131.2 123.7 150.4 Thailand 64.6 63.7 49.9 61.7 64.8 68.1 VietNam 91.1 103.0 97.6 115.1 105.9 143.3 Other countries 57.7 66.5 81.9 84.8 79.3 97.6

Total above countries 777.1 798.5 789.5 824.3 829.4 918.3

White fibre - India 97.0 100.0 100.5 100.0 80.4 81.0 Curled fibre - India 49.5 54.2 59.0 63.8 63.8 64.7

Total 923.6 952.7 949.0 988.1 973.6 1 064.0

* India and Sri Lanka production data does not include coir pith

Table 28 - Production of coir yarn

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

India 292.9 296.5 299.5 318.9 321.7 323.9 Sri Lanka 1/ 6.5 7.4 7.3 9.6 9.1 12.3 Thailand 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Total above countries 301.4 305.9 308.8 330.5 332.8 338.2

26 Table 29 - Exports of coir fibre

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Developed 6.2 6.7 7.1 9.3 10.3 12.0

EU (28) 5.4 6.0 6.3 8.3 9.3 10.7

Developing 504.4 595.9 641.5 711.6 740.9 905.3

Far East 502.1 592.6 638.8 708.6 738.1 902.4

Sri Lanka 143.7 126.9 114.4 111.2 104.8 127.5 of which: bristle fibre 8.3 6.3 9.5 8.2 10.3 16.4 twisted fibre 51.5 36.9 26.8 45.1 41.4 74.7 mattress fibre 83.9 83.7 78.2 57.9 53.1 36.3

China 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 India* 158.7 259.5 321.0 366.0 407.5 505.6 Indonesia 27.8 31.8 46.9 46.2 25.8 35.3 Malaysia 22.4 14.2 12.6 14.0 18.6 11.9 Philippines 9.2 10.2 9.2 10.4 26.5 33.3 Thailand 53.8 53.1 41.6 51.4 54.0 56.8 Singapore 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.6 VietNam 85.3 95.5 91.7 107.8 99.5 130.3

Africa 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Near East 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Latin America 2.3 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 Mexico 1.3 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 Venezuela 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total above countries 510.6 602.5 648.6 720.9 751.3 917.3

Sri Lanka coir pith 82.8 119.5 131.9 133.5 143.9 157.2

Total including coir pith 593.4 722.1 780.5 854.4 895.2 1074.5

* Includes coir pith

27 Table 30 - Exports of coir yarn from producing countries

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Developed 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 EU (28) 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5

Developing 14.0 12.7 12.9 13.8 13.2 14.7 India 5.6 5.3 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 Sri Lanka 1/ 7.3 6.2 6.2 8.2 7.7 10.4 Others 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.1

Total above countries 15.0 13.5 13.7 14.3 13.7 15.2

Table 31 - Exports of coir mats, mattings and rugs from principal exporting countries 1/

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Developed 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.0 3.1 2.9

EU (28) 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 Austria 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Denmark 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 France 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Germany 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 Italy 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 Netherlands 2.8 3.1 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.7 Portugal 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Sweden 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 United Kingdom 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Other EU 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1

Developing 50.9 49.6 49.0 45.6 43.5 51.2 India 2/ 41.5 37.7 35.6 31.1 30.3 34.8 Sri Lanka 2/ 4.1 6.6 7.4 8.3 7.1 9.8 China 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 Other 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0

Total above countries 55.9 54.3 53.4 48.6 46.6 54.1

2/ - Includes coir Geo Fabrics

28 Table 32 - Sri Lanka: prices of coir fibres and yarn

Sri Lanka Export prices FOB Colombo Mattress fibre Bristle fibre Coir yarn Coir twine Coir fibre pith ( ...... USD / tonne ...... )

Annual average

2009 264 499 731 1 035 253

2010 309 536 716 961 272

2011 392 605 793 1 058 298

2012 360 625 937 1 156 306

2013 311 484 763 958 315

2014 average 383 401 782 707 318 January 319 442 639 985 303 February 278 410 651 512 285 March 316 383 661 545 292 April 329 421 943 533 290 May 395 363 727 624 311 June 412 349 918 727 346 July 428 359 816 790 343 August 470 430 725 755 322 September 405 450 738 610 320 October 393 515 685 798 339 November 422 358 845 839 327 December 431 330 1 034 768 343

2015 average 365 510 715 1 104 284 January 369 489 737 1 188 294 February 336 495 739 1 066 267 March 390 545 669 1 057 291 April May June July August September October December December

29 Table 33 - Imports of coir fibre

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Developed 137.6 152.9 190.0 187.1 150.3 181.8

North America 41.0 58.0 85.2 76.7 39.9 55.2 United States of America 33.3 52.3 76.6 66.3 29.1 45.2 Canada 7.7 5.7 8.6 10.3 10.8 10.1

Europe 88.0 81.6 89.9 93.9 92.2 107.7 EU (28) 86.7 80.3 88.8 92.1 90.4 106.6 Other Europe 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.1

Russian Federation 0.5 2.4 3.7 4.2 5.7 5.9

Oceania 3.5 4.1 4.3 5.9 5.7 6.1 Australia 2.0 2.4 2.5 4.2 3.8 4.4 New Zealand 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7

Other developed 4.6 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.8 Japan 2.2 3.5 3.3 2.0 2.3 2.9 South Africa 2.4 3.3 3.5 4.5 4.4 3.9

Developing 387.2 427.7 475.5 574.5 624.4 667.1 China 352.9 387.0 412.2 505.2 515.0 572.2 Taiwan 5.9 5.8 6.1 4.8 4.9 5.3 Republic of Korea 17.7 23.5 38.9 51.6 90.8 76.5 Pakistan 3.6 4.8 11.4 4.1 3.0 1.3 Saudi Arabia 4.0 3.1 4.4 5.0 4.1 5.0 Malaysia 1.9 2.0 1.2 2.6 1.4 1.5 Others 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.1 5.2 5.3

Total above countries 524.8 580.6 665.5 761.6 774.6 848.9

30 Table 34 - Imports of coir yarn into principal importing countries

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Developed 13.6 11.5 14.0 18.0 15.9 19.1

North America 5.5 3.0 2.6 4.2 3.5 4.2 United States of America 5.5 3.0 2.6 4.2 3.5 4.2

Europe 5.2 5.6 5.4 4.5 4.2 5.1 EU (28) 5.1 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.1 5.0 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 France 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 Germany 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 Italy 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.1 Netherlands 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.1 Portugal 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 Spain 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 United Kingdom 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Other EU 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Russian Federation 1.6 1.5 4.2 7.2 6.2 7.8

Other developed 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 Australia 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Japan 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8

Developing 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.4

Total above countries 15.5 13.1 15.9 19.7 17.7 20.5

31 Table 35 - Imports of coir mats, matting and rugs into principal importing countries 1/

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

( ...... thousand tonnes ...... )

Developed 41.8 38.7 34.3 29.3 30.8 31.8

Europe 25.6 20.3 20.5 15.9 17.8 16.8

EU (28) 25.2 20.0 20.0 15.5 17.5 16.5 Austria 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 Denmark 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 Finland 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 France 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 Germany 4.2 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.7 Greece 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 Ireland 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 Italy 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.0 1.8 2.2 Netherlands 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.3 Portugal 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 Spain 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 Sweden 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 United Kingdom 5.3 4.6 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.6 Other EU 2.9 1.5 1.6 0.7 1.2 1.0 Other Europe 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

Russian Federation 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

North America 13.6 15.6 10.3 10.1 9.7 11.7 United States of America 11.9 13.6 8.6 8.7 8.3 10.2 Canada 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4

Other developed 2.4 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 Australia 1.4 1.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 Japan 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4

Developing 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.2 2.2

Total above countries 44.5 41.4 37.2 32.0 34.0 34.0

32 Notes

Table 1 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 2 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 3 - 1/ - Loose jute "White & Tossa combined", Rice (Coarse) Open Market Price, (1 maund = 37.324 Kg.). - 2/ - Jute "TD5" at Calcutta. - 3/ - Rice Paddy (Coarse) until Nov.1995 (average of two centres in West Bengal); From Jan. 1998 Rice Paddy (Fine Variety). Table 4 - 1/ - Bangladesh BWD and BWC f.o.b. Chittagong-Chalna, at sight until Dec. 96, from January 1997 f.o.b. Mongla. - 2/ - Established by FAO Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Jute, Kenaf and Allied fibres. Table 5 - 1/ - F.o.b. price Calcutta inclusive of port and customs charges. Table 8 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 9 - 1/ - Crop year (July/June) Table 10 - 1/ - Calendar year basis. Table 11 - 1/ - Calendar year basis. - 2/ - All volumes are expressed in terms of product weight. Table 12 - 1/ - Includes other minor items. Table 13 - 1/ - Includes other minor items. - 2/ - Stocks end of season (July/June) Table 15 - 1/ - Includes other minor items. Table 16 - 1/ - In fibre equivalent. Table 18 - 1/ - Includes Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua - 2/ - Excluding Abaca and Coir Table 19 - 1/ - Fibre include tow - 2/ - Includes Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, South Africa,Venezuela Table 25 - 1/ - Average of weekly quotation, excluding surcharges for buyers' account - 2/ - C.i.f. equivalent in US$/tonne of the indicator price which, as of 1.1.1982, has been expressed in $/bale f.o.b. Table 28 - 1/ - Includes twine Table 30 - 1/ - Includes twine Table 31 - 1/ - Product weight Table 35 - 1/ - Product weight

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