AGRI C5

Flax and hemp

� Flax area, production and stocks

� Flax trade

� Flax price development

� Linen yarn and textiles

� Hemp area and production

3

Top 10 world flaxproducers (2007)

4

Main fibre flax prod. (world, 2007)

0

20 000

40 000

60 000

80 000

100 000

120 000

140 000

UE Chine Bielorussie,

Ukraine

Russie Egypte

Les principaux pays producteurs de lin textile

en 2007

Hectares

Tonnage

5

EU27 flax area (ha)

0

20.000

40.000

60.000

80.000

100.000

120.000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

EU15 EU12 Source: Member States

6

EU15 flax area per Member State

BE

FR

NL

Other EU150

10.000

20.000

30.000

40.000

50.000

60.000

70.000

80.000

90.000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

hectares

Source: Member States

7

EU12 flax area per Member State

CZ

LV

LT

PL

0

1.000

2.000

3.000

4.000

5.000

6.000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

he

cta

res

Source: Member States

8

EU27 production of long flax fibres

0

40.000

80.000

120.000

160.000

200.000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

he

cta

res

/ t

on

ne

s

Area Production long flax fibre Source: Member States

9

Stocks of long flaxfibres (FR, BE, NL)

2008-09

estimate0

20

40

60

80

100

1201000 t

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Source: AGPL (FR)

� Flax area, production and stocks

� Flax trade

� Flax price development

� Linen yarn and textiles

� Hemp area and production

11

Total EU27 flaxexports

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

00

0 t

on

ne

s

53012100 FLAX, BROKEN OR SCUTCHED 53012900 FLAX, HACKLED, BUT NOT SPUN

530130 FLAX TOW AND WASTE 53011000 FLAX, RAW OR RETTEDSource: COMEXT

12

EU27 flax export destinations 2008

China

76%

Others

3%

Turkey

1%

Brazil

1%

India

5%

Egypt

1% Taiwan

1% Tunisia

2%

Hong Kong

2%

Japan

4%

USA

4%

Source: COMEXT

13

EU27 Top 3 flaxexport destinations

0

20.000

40.000

60.000

80.000

100.000

120.000

140.000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

China

India

USA

tonnes

Source: COMEXT

14

EU27 flax fibre exports per month: 2006 - 2008

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Jan. 2006 May. 2006 Sep. 2006 Jan. 2007 May. 2007 Sep. 2007 Jan. 2008 May. 2008 Sep. 2008

00

0 t

on

ne

s

China India Japan Hong KongSource: COMEXT

15

Chinese flax and cotton imports

0

20.000

40.000

60.000

80.000

100.000

120.000

140.000

160.000

180.000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

0

500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

3.000

3.500

4.000

Mil

lio

ns

Flax total imports Flax from EU27 Cotton total importsSource: COMTRADE Tonnes

� Flax area, production and stocks

� Flax trade

� Flax price development

� Linen yarn and textiles

� Hemp area and production

17

Lo

ng

flax

fibre

pric

es

(FR

, BE

, NL

) 2003-2

008

125,9

184,6

119,1

100,0

110,0

120,0

130,0

140,0

150,0

160,0

170,0

180,0

190,0

juil-03

sept-03

nov-03

janv-04

mars-04

mai-04

juil-04

sept-04

nov-04

janv-05

mars-05

mai-05

juil-05

sept-05

nov-05

janv-06

mars-06

mai-06

juil-06

sept-06

nov-06

janv-07

mars-07

mai-07

juil-07

sept-07

nov-07

janv-08

mars-08

mai-08

juil-08

sept-08

nov-08

€/q

Sourc

e: C

.I.P.A

.LIN

(FR

), AB

V (B

E), C

om

mis

sie

Vla

s(N

L)

Prices in €/100 kg

18

EU Long flax fibre prices (2004-2008)

0

500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

July 20

04

Jan. 2

005

July 200

5

Jan. 2

006

July 2006

Jan. 2

007

July

2007

Jan. 2008

July 2

008

€/t

on

ne

BE NL FR LV LT PL CZ Source: Member States

19

Sh

ort fla

xfib

res p

rices

(FR

, BE

, NL

) 2003-2

008

19,5

38,8

27,4

15,0

20,0

25,0

30,0

35,0

40,0

juil-03sept-03nov-03janv-04mars-04mai-04juil-04sept-04

nov-04janv-05mars-05mai-05juil-05sept-05nov-05janv-06mars-06

mai-06juil-06sept-06nov-06janv-07mars-07mai-07juil-07

sept-07nov-07janv-08mars-08mai-08juil-08sept-08nov-08

€/q

Sourc

e: C

.I.P.A

.LIN

(FR

), AB

V (B

E), C

om

mis

sie

Vla

s(N

L)

Prices in €/100 kg

20

Global fibre prices2007-2008

1,00

1,20

1,40

1,60

1,80

2,00

2,20

2,40

2,60

2,80

3,002007 F M A M J J A S O N D

2008 F M A M J J A S O N D

$/k

g lin

, coto

n, poly

este

r, p

oly

pro

pylè

ne

4,00

5,00

6,00

7,00

8,00

9,00

10,00

$/k

g lain

e

Lin

Polyester

Polypropylène

Laine

Coton

Source: C.I.P.A.LIN

Prices

in $

/ kg

� Flax area, production and stocks

� Flax trade

� Flax price development

� Linen yarn and textiles

� Hemp area and production

22

World flax and linensector 2007

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

EU27 Eastern Europe China Egypt USA Japan Other

Scutching Spinning Weaving TextilesSource: CELC

23

Linen yarn: EU import and export

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Th

ou

sa

nd

s

00

0 t

on

ne

s

EXPORT IMPORTSource: COMEXT

24

Linen fabric use2006 & 2007 (tonnes)

Source: CELC

EU 27

0

10

20

30

40

2006 2007

Th

ou

sa

nd

s

Production yarn Net yarn import Net fabric import

World

ChinaChina

EU27

EU27

E-Europe

E-Europe

USA

USA

Other

Other

0

40

80

120

160

2006 2007

25

World linen consumption 2007

EU27; 27,1%

Eastern Europe; 4,9%

China; 7,9%

Egypt; 0,8%

Japan; 7,2%

Other; 19,9%

USA; 32,2%

Source: CELC

� Flax area, production and stocks

� Flax trade

� Flax price development

� Linen yarn and textiles

� Hemp area and production

27

EU hemp area and fibre production

0

5.000

10.000

15.000

20.000

25.000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

he

cta

res

/ t

on

ne

s

Area (ha) Production (t)

28

EU27 hemp area

0

2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

14.000

16.000

18.000

20.000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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