Commodities Buzz: Global cotton ending stocks expected to decline to lowest level in 13-years

The global cotton ending stocks for 2024?25 are expected to decline to the lowest level since 2011?12, driven by a steep fall in China?s ending stocks. However, global cotton lint demand and supply metrics for 2025?26 will remain broadly comparable to previous month?s projections, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) said in its latest October 2025 report. ICAC estimated world cotton production at 25.43 million tonnes and consumption at 25.4 million tonnes. Global cotton ending stocks for the recently concluded year decreased 3.8 per cent to 15.37 million tonnes, largely due to China?s ending stocks falling 9 per cent to 7.89 million tonnes. China?s reliance on existing reserves has cut import demand, causing its cotton imports to decline sharply by 65 per cent to 1.1 million tonnes.

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