国际棉花咨询委员会秘书处预测,2016/17年度的Cotlook A指数将在66~83美分/磅之间,中点为74美分/磅,比2015/16年度高4美分/磅。全球多个国家本年度开始大幅减少棉花库存,特别是南半球国家,2015/16年度的棉花库存量下降了21%,达到160万t,是2009/10年度以来的最低水平。2016/17年度前几个月棉花正供应短缺,因为大部分地区仍 The International Cotton Advisory Committee secretariat forecasts the 2016/17 Cotlook A Index to be 66-83 cents per pound with a midpoint of 74 cents per pound, up 4 cents per pound from 2015/16. Since many countries in the world started drastically reducing cotton inventories this year, especially in the southern hemisphere countries, cotton inventories fell by 21% in 2015/16 to 1.6 million tonnes, the lowest level since 2009/10. Cotton supplies are in short supply in the first few months of 2016/17 as most areas remain