According to “The Organic Exchange Spring 2006 Global Organic Cotton Market Report,” global organic cotton product sales increased an estimated 35 percent annually the preceding 4 years, from $245 million in 2001 to $583 million in 2005.
In the U.S., such sales increased 55 percent per year, from $86 million in 2001 to $275 million in 2005. The organization projects global organic cotton product sales to skyrocket to $2.6 billion by the end of 2008, reflecting a 116 percent average annual growth rate.
OE has helped facilitate the use of organic cotton by holding nine organic cotton conferences and trainings in supply chain centers around the world, including China, India, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The organization last week hosted a regional meeting on organic cotton in India and in April 2007 will host a regional meeting in Paraguay. OE will host its annual conference and organic cotton farm tour October 30-November 2, 2007 in Monterey, California.
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