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• The state of demand from the leading cotton-consuming/importing
countries such as China, India, Pakistan, Turkey and Brazil in particular
in the most relevant sector i.e. the textile industry.

• The value of the US Dollar, as the US is the largest exporter of cotton
• Seasonal and weather factors
• Many cotton producing countries have sought to insulate their farmers

and the textile industries upon which they depend on from external
competition, changes in these policies (e.g., subsidies) can have
an impact on other global cotton producers. For example, the US
government has subsidized US cotton farmers since the 1930’s, to a
greater extent than farmers of other crop. However, these subsidies
distort global flows of cotton.
• Genetic modifications like many other agricultural products.

Major Producers of Cotton in 2016

(1000 of 480-lb bales) Cotton is a part of
everyday life for almost
Country Quantity* Country Quantity* every population, as this
commodity is used in a wide
India 27,000 Australia 4,500 variety of textile products.

China 22,500 Uzbekistan 3,550

USA 17,230 Turkey 3,200

Pakistan 7,700 Turkmenistan 1,325

Brazil 6,500 Burkina 1,300

* Estimate

Major Exporters & Importers of Cotton in 2016

(1000 of 480-lb bales)

Exports Imports

Country Quantity* Country Quantity*

USA 13,200 Bangladesh 6,400

India 4,500 Vietnam 5,400

Australia 4,100 China 4,500

Brazil 2,800 Turkey 3,250

Uzbekistan 1,700 Indonesia 3,100

Burkina 1,150 Pakistan 2,600

Mali 1,075 India 2,200

Greece 850 Thailand 1,200

Turkmenistan 800 Mexico 1,075

Argentina 325 South Korea 1,000

* Estimate

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

800 Cotton
Months (January 2017 - December 2017)
L 700 January
February
600
March
O 500 April
May
400 June
July
T 300 August
September
200 October
November
S 100 December

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