Due to climatic changes with hot and dry periods appearing even in coastal regions of Normandy or Flanders during the summer, the harvests of years 2021, 2022 and 2023 were disappointing and a deficit of raw material had been created causing a very fast increase in price for the flax fibers, going from 2 EUR per kilo in 2020 up to 9 EUR per kilo in 2024. But the harvest 2024 giving 1,2 kilo of long fiber per hectare on record 180 000 hectares in Western Europe came on time to satisfy most of the demand of the world market, and prices for long fibers went down quickly stabilizing between 3,5 and 4,5 EUR per kilo.

We could also note that natural flax fibers are covering presently not even 0,5% of the world market for textile fibers, when plastic-made fibers are criticized by ecologists and cotton fibers are damaging the environment because of the huge amount of water that they need. Because of its ecological advantages and durability, the flax fiber should stay in strong demand in the future.