Source: USDA/FAS GAIN report - ID4016

Indonesia’s domestic production of only about 8,000 tons is of no commercial significance, accounting for less than one percent of the annual cotton use. Furthermore, it is unlikely that cotton production will improve in the near future.

Nonetheless, the Ministry of Agriculture is attempting to develop a new variety of cotton in trials on about 5,000 hectares. It is hoped that this new variety will be high yielding and suitable for the local textile industry.

While planting of genetically enhanced cotton was once hoped to be able to provide a major boost to local production, commercialization of the Bt variety this marketing year was discontinued as it proved not to be commercially viable.

The complete USDA/FAS/GAIN report in PDF format is at
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200405/146106277.pdf