The Greek cotton sector
Cotton: A strategic crop for Greece covers 250,000 hectares represents 50% of irrigated land 10% of total agricultural land occupies more than 55,000 farmers Jop opportunities to almost 100,000 families Ranking No 3 exported product of Greece 0,5 billion turnover (income) per year
Cotton production in Greece 2017-18
Cotton production in Greece 2017-18 Region Area (ha) % Metric tons THESSALY 81.335 31,70% 270.213 35,77% CENTRAL MACEDONIA 67.807 26,43% 226.532 29,99% CENTRAL GREECE 33.061 12,89% 97.152 12,86% THRACE 37.304 14,54% 79.190 10,48% EVROS 31.365 12,23% 60.146 7,96% EAST MACEDONIA 3.353 1,31% 10.687 1,41% WEST GREECE 2.286 0,89% 7.141 0,95% OTHERS 29 0,01% 4.251 0,58% GRAND TOTAL 256.540 755.313 Average yield (kgr/ha) : 2.944 %
Cotton: A crop with a long history in Greece
Cotton: Cultivated area in Greece (000 ha) 450,0 440,6 428,2 430,0 400,0 407,0 405,0 382,6 386,2 378,7 383,8 380,4 350,0 351,6 367,1 360,5 363,0 331,9 321,2 300,0 280,0 268,0 284,2 285,7285,7 277,9 275,0 250,0 256,0 257,2 248,1 256,6 233,0 225,8 234,5 200,0 192,0 209,0210,0 202,0 150,0 100,0 126,3 137,5 168,0 Subsidies linked with production partial "decoupling" subsidies Crop-specific payment for cotton (per hectare of eligible area)
Historical seed cotton production in Greece 358.835 315.869 402.506 452.370 526.045 623.592 571.052 749.807 828.944 663.032 680.000 815.000 986.000 1.184.000 1.250.000 962.000 1.058.920 1.170.000 1.320.000 1.235.000 1.246.839 1.131.500 972.000 1.254.780 946.000 765.400 668.181 670.000 600.000 500.000 660.000 825.000 815.000 828.000 848.000 655.000 755.000 300.000 500.000 700.000 900.000 1.100.000 1.300.000 1.500.000 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Historical lint cotton production in Greece 114.827 101.078 128.802 144.758 168.334 199.549 182.737 239.938 265.262 212.170 217.600 260.800 315.520 378.880 400.000 307.840 338.854 374.400 422.400 395.200 398.988 362.080 311.040 401.530 302.720 256.409 223.841 224.450 201.000 167.500 221.100 276.375 273.025 277.380 284.080 219.425 256.700 100.000 150.000 200.000 250.000 300.000 350.000 400.000 450.000 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Ginning Mills in Greece (2017/18) 65 ginning units (35 ginning companies)
Leading cotton exporting countries in 2016/2017 (in 1.000 metric tones) Source: USDA
Balance of Greek lint cotton Domestic use (tn) 25.000 10% Export (tn) 225.000 90%
Destinations of Greek lint cotton 2016/17 DESTINATION MT % DESTINATION MT % TURKEY 79.261 37,14%BULGARIA 1.060 0,50% INDONESIA 38.553 18,06%NETHERLANDS 988 0,46% EGYPT 33.397 15,65%SRI LANKA 838 0,39% VIETNAM 15.490 7,26%MALAYSIA 825 0,39% CHINA 13.877 6,50%SERBIA 635 0,30% BANGLADESH 8.417 3,94%PAKISTAN 555 0,26% JAPAN 6.124 2,87%UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 503 0,24% GERMANY 4.239 1,99%SOUTH KOREA 500 0,23% INDIA 3.334 1,56%HONG KONG 500 0,23% ITALY 2.817 1,32%FRANCE 220 0,10% TUNIS 2.625 1,23%CYPRUS 177 0,08% THAILAND 2.416 1,13%CZECH REPUBLIC 66 0,03% UN. KINGDOM 1.642 0,77%FYROM 4 0,00% BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1.244 0,58%Grand Total 213.436 100%
Greek lint cotton exports DESTINATION Sep-Nov Sep-Nov difference 2016 2017 TURKEY 33.522 51.050 17.528 EGYPT 10.211 21.713 11.502 PAKISTAN 93 5.131 5.038 FRANCE 22 1.004 982 BANGLADESH 4.428 5.246 818 UN. KINGDOM 454 1.003 549 JAPAN 519 882 363 BAHRAIN 0 235 235 SERBIA 158 227 69 SRI LANKA 155 177 22 GERMANY 623 641 18 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 397 415 18 CYPRUS 72 47-25 BULGARIA 331 286-45 TUNIS 1.000 917-83 SOUTH KOREA 500 0-500 HONG KONG 500 0-500 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 503 0-503 MALAYSIA 825 226-599 INDIA 1.750 1.117-633 THAILAND 1.278 522-756 ITALY 1.340 479-861 CHINA 11.900 7.199-4.701 VIETNAM 12.531 4.403-8.128 INDONESIA 20.399 8.180-12.219 Grand total 103.511 111.100 7.589
Greek cotton IDENTITY features - 1 The earliest crop in the North hemisphere 100% machine picked, with good uniformity Excellent spinning performance good spinability Non contaminated (polypropylene-pp free) Non GMO Experienced farmers and knowledgeable Very good technical characteristics. The type ranges from Middling to SLM. Reliable logistics
Greek cotton IDENTITY features - 2 Greek cotton is subject to the rules of CAP Farmers following sustainable production techniques Farmers adopt Certified quality national scheme (Agro-2)
Organizations dealing with cotton in Greece Ministry of Rural Development and Food OPEKEPE (the Greek Payment Authority of Common Agricultural Policy Aid Schemes) Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO-DEMETER (with institutes). National Cotton Classification Center. Variety Research Institute of Cultivated Plants (VRICP) Hellenic Cotton Association of Ginners & Exporters Hellenic Inter-branch Organization of Cotton Producer organizations
The Hellenic Inter-branch Cotton Organization's actions to support the product: We check 1% of Greek cotton, creating national cotton quality file accessible to all buyers ( ELGO-DEMETER ). We check the varieties (produced & cultivated) in Greece, to find the best varieties (yield & quality) to propose the producers to cultivate them ( ELGO-DEMETER ). The Association of Hellenic Seed Producers supports this action. We control the impurities in seed cotton. We collect and unify all the info's about Greek cotton on a website! We inform producers to take correct decisions (agricultural & commercial) We are moving towards to create a single Cotton Label, highlighting its quality characteristics and production identity, which will lead to an increase in the commercial price of Ginned Cotton.
Hellenic Inter-branch Cotton Organization's actions-1 RESEARCH PROGRAM 1% 2016-2017: STUDY OF COTTON QUALITY PARAMETERS IN TOTALITY OF THE COUNTRY AND INDIVIDUALLY FOR EVERY REGION. MICRONAIRE AVERAGE (±SD), GROUPING OF THE MIC. AVERAGE ON 4 CATEGORIES AND PERCENTAGE (%) THAT OCCUPIES EACH CATEGORY GREECE THESSALY EAST MAKEDONIA CENTRAL MAKEDONIA STEREA ELLADA YEAR (SAMPLES NO.) MIC. AVERAGE (±SD) <3,9 LOW 3,9-4,2 GOOD 4,3-4,7 AVERAGE >4,7 HIGH 2016 (6750) 4,7 (4,4-4,9) 1% 6% 54% 40% 2017 (7200) 4,6 (4,3-4,9) 1% 12% 54% 33% 2016 (2490) 4,5 (4,3-4,7) 1% 10% 76% 13% 2017 (2864) 4,5 (4,2-4,8) 2% 19% 63% 16% 2016 (870) 4,9 (4,7-5,1) 0% 1% 18% 81% 2017 (1051) 4,8 (4,5-5,1) 1% 5% 38% 57% 2016 (2270) 4,7 (4,4-5,0) 1% 5% 45% 49% 2017 (2150) 4,6 (4,4-4,9) 1% 9% 52% 38% 2016 (1089) 4,8 (4,5-5,0) 0% 2% 49% 49% 2017 (946) 4,7 (4,5-4,9) 0% 4% 48% 47% DATA SOURCE: NATIONAL COTTON CLASSIFICATION CENTER - DR DARAWSHEH M. FINANCIAL SOURCE: HELLENIC INTERBRANCH COTTON ORGANIZATION
Hellenic Inter-branch Cotton Organization's actions-2 RESEARCH PROGRAM 1% 2016-2017: STUDY OF COTTON QUALITY PARAMETERS IN TOTALITY OF THE COUNTRY AND INDIVIDUALLY FOR EVERY REGION. LENGTH (LEN) AVERAGE (±SD), GROUPING OF THE LEN. AVERAGE ON 4 CATEGORIES AND PERCENTAGE (%) THAT OCCUPIES EACH CATEGORY YEAR (SAMPLES NO.) LEN. (mm) AVERAGE (±SD) <28 mm 28,0-28,5 mm 28,6-29,0 mm >29 mm GREECE THESSALY 2016 (6750) 28,3 (27,6-29,1) 27% 39% 24% 11% 2017 (7200) 28,6 (27,7-29,5) 19% 31% 28% 23% 2016 (2490) 28,5 (27,8-29,2) 22% 33% 26% 19% 2017 (2864) 28,8 (28,1-29,6) 8% 27% 30% 35% EAST MAKEDONIA CENTRAL MAKEDONIA STEREA ELLADA 2016 (870) 27,9 (27,1-28,6) 57% 28% 11% 4% 2017 (1051) 27,7 (26,9-28,6) 62% 25% 9% 4% 2016 (2270) 28,4 (27,6-29,3) 17% 46% 28% 8% 2017 (2150) 28,7 (27,7-29,7) 12% 33% 34% 20% 2016 (1089) 28,2 (27,6-28,7) 33% 45% 19% 3% 2017 (946) 28,4 (27,9-29,0) 19% 40% 27% 14% DATA SOURCE: NATIONAL COTTON CLASSIFICATION CENTER - DR DARAWSHEH M. FINANCIAL SOURCE: HELLENIC INTERBRANCH COTTON ORGANIZATION
Hellenic Inter-branch Cotton Organization's actions-3 RESEARCH PROGRAM 1% 2016-2017: STUDY OF COTTON QUALITY PARAMETERS IN TOTALITY OF THE COUNTRY AND INDIVIDUALLY FOR EVERY REGION. STRENGHT AVERAGE (±SD), GROUPING OF THE STR. AVERAGE ON 4 CATEGORIES AND PERCENTAGE (%) THAT OCCUPIES EACH CATEGORY YEAR (SAMPLES NO.) STR. (g/tex) AVERAGE (±SD) 27-28 (g/tex) AVERAGE 29-30 (g/tex) HIGH 31 (g/tex) VERY HIGH GREECE THESSALY EAST MAKEDONIA CENTRAL MAKEDONIA STEREA ELLADA 2016 (6750) 29,1 (28,1-30,2) 26% 66% 8% 2017 (7200) 29,6 (28,3-30,9) 18% 61% 21% 2016 (2490) 29,3 (28,3-40,4) 20% 67% 12% 2017 (2864) 30,2 (29,0-31,5) 6% 56% 38% 2016 (870) 29,1 (28,1-30,1) 27% 66% 7% 2017 (1051) 28,8 (27,7-30,0) 40% 54% 6% 2016 (2270) 29,1 (27,9-30,2) 28% 67% 5% 2017 (2150) 29,2 (27,9-30,6) 24% 68% 8% 2016 (1089) 28,9 (28,1-29,8) 32% 64% 4% 2017 (946) 29,4 (28,4-30,4) 18% 68% 14% SOURCE: NATIONAL COTTON CLASSIFICATION CENTER - DR DARAWSHEH M. FINANCIAL SOURCE: HELLENIC INTERBRANCH COTTON ORGANIZATION
Hellenic Inter-branch Cotton Organization's actions-4 RESEARCH PROGRAM 1% 2016-2017: STUDY OF COTTON QUALITY PARAMETERS IN TOTALITY OF THE COUNTRY AND INDIVIDUALLY FOR EVERY REGION. SHORT FIBER INDEX (SFI) AVERAGE (±SD), GROUPING OF THE SFI AVERAGE ON 4 CATEGORIES AND PERCENTAGE (%) THAT OCCUPIES EACH CATEGORY GREECE THESSALY EAST MAKEDONIA CENTRAL MAKEDONIA STEREA ELLADA YEAR (SAMPLES NO.) SFI (<12,7 mm) AVERAGE (±SD) <6 VERY LOW 6-9 LOW 10-13 AVERAGE 14-17 HIGH 2016 (6750) 8,6 (7,9-9,3) 0% 90% 9% 1% 2017 (7200) 8,6 (7,8-9,3) 0% 90% 10% 0% 2016 (2490) 8,8 (8,0-9,5) 0% 84% 16% 0% 2017 (2864) 8,5 (7,9-9,2) 0% 92% 8% 0% 2016 (870) 8,6 (7,9-9,2) 0% 93% 7% 0% 2017 (1051) 9,1 (8,3-9,9) 0% 73% 27% 0% 2016 (2270) 8,4 (7,8-9,0) 0% 100% 0% 0% 2017 (2150) 8,4 (7,7-9,2) 0% 95% 5% 0% 2016 (1089) 8,5 (7,9-9,1) 0% 94% 6% 0% 2017 (946) 8,6 (7,9-9,3) 0% 89% 11% 0% DATA SOURCE: NATIONAL COTTON CLASSIFICATION CENTER - DR DARAWSHEH M. FINANCIAL SOURCE: HELLENIC INTERBRANCH COTTON ORGANIZATION
Hellenic Inter-branch Cotton Organization's actions-5 RESEARCH PROGRAM 1% 2016-2017: STUDY OF COTTON QUALITY PARAMETERS IN TOTALITY OF THE COUNTRY AND INDIVIDUALLY FOR EVERY REGION. MATURITY AVERAGE (±SD), GROUPING OF THE MAT. AVERAGE ON 4 CATEGORIES AND PERCENTAGE (%) THAT OCCUPIES EACH CATEGORY YEAR (SAMPLES NO.) MAT. INDEX (%) AVERGAGE (±SD) <79,4 LOW 79,5-82,4 AVERAGE 82,5-85,4 HIGH >85,4 VERY HIGH GREECE THESSALY EAST MAKEDONIA CENTRAL MAKEDONIA STEREA ELLADA 2016 (6750) 82 (81-83) 0% 53% 46% 1% 2017 (7200) 83 (82-84) 0% 40% 60% 0% 2016 (2490) 82 (81-83) 0% 58% 41% 1% 2017 (2864) 83 (82-84) 0% 31% 68% 0% 2016 (870) 82 (81-83) 1% 54% 45% 0% 2017 (1051) 82 (81-83) 1% 70% 29% 0% 2016 (2270) 82 (82-83) 0% 48% 52% 0% 2017 (2150) 83 (82-84) 0% 35% 64% 0% 2016 (1089) 82 (82-83) 0% 51% 49% 0% 2017 (946) 83 (82-84) 0% 40% 60% 0% DATA SOURCE: NATIONAL COTTON CLASSIFICATION CENTER - DR DARAWSHEH M. FINANCIAL SOURCE: HELLENIC INTERBRANCH COTTON ORGANIZATION
The Greek cotton sector