foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network scheduled public distribution date 5 28 1999 id9047 indonesia cotton annual approved by robin tilsworth rude us embassy drafted hanny s hartono highlights in the world largest importer my1998 99 imports are estimated to remain stable at about 420 000 tons for my1999 2000 forecast increase slightly 440 as spindle utilization is start increasing country political and economic situation starts stabilize market share declined 15 aug dec 26 my1997 98 while australia 59 was leading supplier indonesian due more competitive prices it that can during with improvement supplies however will depend on price competitiveness along availability of technical servicing support trade financing yarn fabric exports jumped tremendously from 1997 1998 volume terms 46 255 respectively a value basis 37
