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COTTON: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART 2

OCTOBER 15, 1996

COTTON2.AGR

This report provides the selected data from the 
current COTTON:  WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE publication.
This report draws on information from USDA's global network
of agricultural  attaches and counselors, official
statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source
materials, and results of office analysis. Estimates of U.S.
acreage, yield and production are from the USDA Agricultural
Statistics Board, except where noted.  This report is based
on unrounded data; numbers may not add to totals because of
rounding. The report reflects official USDA estimates
released in the World Agricultural Supply Estimates
WASDE number 319, October 11, 1996.  

The report was prepared by the Tobacco, Cotton and Seeds
Division, FAS, AGBOX 1051, 14th and Independence Ave.,
Washington, DC 20250-1000. Further information may be
obtained by writing to the division, or by  calling (202)
720-9516, or by FAX (202) 690-1171.

The next issue of the Cotton circular will be available
electronically after 3:30 pm local time on 
November 12, 1996.  

Table 5
Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade by Country
MY 1996/97
--- In 1,000 480 lb. Bales ---

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Afghanis     13     100         0     113      75       0        25      13
Albania      53       1        34      88      35       0         0      53
Algeria      22       0       130     152     130       0         0      22
Angola        7      20         0      27      15       0         5       7
Argentin   1445    1950        20    3415     460      10      1450    1495
Armenia       2       0         5       7       5       0         0       2
Australi    772    2450         0    3222     210       0      1900    1112
Austria      34       0       165     199     150       0        10      39
Azerbaij    120     410         0     530     100       0       300     130
Banglade     47      80       525     652     575       2         0      75
Belgium      25       0       200     225     175       0        10      40
Benin       112     665         0     777      10       0       625     142
Bolivia      21     100         0     121      15       0        80      26
Brazil     1382    1900      2000    5282    4000       0         0    1282
Bulgaria     18      30        60     108      90       0         0      18
Burkina      33     325         0     358      25       0       275      58
Burma        35     130         2     167     105       0        25      37
Byelarus      5       0        35      40      30       0         5       5
Cambodia      1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Cameroon     52     365         0     417      45       0       315      57
Canada       24       0       235     259     230       0         0      29
Central       7      55         0      62       5       0        50       7
Chad         44     320         0     364      15       0       285      64
Chile        39       0       100     139     100       0         0      39
China     14602   17500      1700   33802   20000       0       100   13702
Colombia    126     300       145     571     430       3        40      98
Costa Ri     12       4        10      26      14       0         0      12
Cote d'I     38     500        25     563      85       0       425      53
Cuba         13       5        45      63      50       0         0      13
Cyprus        1       1         1       3       2       0         0       1
Czech Re     46       0       310     356     260       5        40      51
Denmark       4       0        15      19      15       0         0       4
Dominica      3      10        10      23      18       0         2       3
Ecuador      19      40        80     139     120       0         0      19
Egypt       243    1500       100    1843    1150      25       400     268
El Salva     29       1       110     140     110       0         0      30
Estonia      13       0       130     143     110       0        20      13
Ethiopia     22      70        20     112      90       0         0      22
Finland      23       0        50      73      50       0         0      23
France      164       0       500     664     450       0        50     164
Georgia       3       0        10      13      10       0         0       3
Germany      74       0       660     734     590       0        70      74
Ghana        18      70        15     103      70       0        15      18
Greece      689    1900        40    2629     600      25      1200     804
Guatemal     18      20       110     148     125       0         0      23
Haiti         8      10         0      18      10       0         0       8
Honduras      8      10         5      23      15       0         0       8
Hong Kon    117       0       850     967     700       0       160     107
Hungary      25       0        85     110      80       5         5      20
India      3044   12000        80   15124   11800       0       700    2624
Indonesi    139      17      2225    2381    2200      30         0     151
Iran        193     700         0     893     625       0       100     168
Iraq         72      65        40     177     110       0         0      67
Ireland      37       0       100     137     100       0         0      37
Israel       53     175        40     268     100       0       125      43
Italy       244       1      1520    1765    1470      10        30     255
Japan       420       0      1425    1845    1425       0         0     420
Kazaksta     73     320         0     393      80       0       225      88
Kenya        10      20        40      70      60       0         0      10
Korea, N     30       5       105     140     110       0         0      30
Korea, S    806       1      1450    2257    1450       0        10     797
Kyrgyzst     19     120         0     139      55       0        60      24



Table 5, continued

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Latvia       14       0       150     164      30       0       120      14
Lebanon       3       0        10      13      10       0         0       3
Lithuani     10       0       100     110      70       0        30      10
Madagasc     15      60         0      75      60       0         0      15
Malawi        3      30        10      43      35       0         5       3
Malaysia     39       0       350     389     330       0         0      59
Mali         79     730         0     809      50       0       650     109
Mexico      199    1100       650    1949    1200      30       500     219
Moldova       9       0        10      19      10       0         0       9
Morocco      25       1       210     236     210       0         0      26
Mozambiq     20      75         5     100      50       0        30      20
Netherla      5       0        45      50      40       0         5       5
Nicaragu      1      12         0      13       1       0        10       2
Niger         4      10         5      19      13       0         2       4
Nigeria      88     365        75     528     450       0         0      78
Norway        8       0        15      23      15       0         0       8
Pakistan   1337    7600        70    9007    6800      25      1000    1182
Panama        1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Paraguay    133     460        15     608      70       0       400     138
Peru         66     275        80     421     350       0        10      61
Philippi     89      12       300     401     325       0         0      76
Poland       35       0       460     495     425       0        30      40
Portugal    300       0       625     925     680       0         0     245
Romania      98       0       325     423     320       0         0     103
Russia      317       0      1100    1417    1200       0         0     217
Senegal      15      75         0      90      30       0        45      15
Singapor     13       0        55      68       0       0        60       8
Slovakia      8       0        90      98      75       0        10      13
Somalia       1       7         5      13      12       0         0       1
South Af     70     200       200     470     370       0         0     100
Spain        32     400       400     832     635       5       115      77
Sri Lank     11       5        65      81      65       0         0      16
Sudan        36     550         0     586      60       0       450      76
Sweden       10       0        25      35      25       0         0      10
Switzerl     90       0       170     260     180       0        10      70
Syria       115    1000         0    1115     330       0       650     135
Taiwan      232       0      1100    1332    1100       0         3     229
Tajikist     92     500         0     592      45       0       475      72
Tanzania    109     340         0     449      50       0       275     124
Thailand    336      45      1400    1781    1425       0        25     331
Togo         35     230         0     265      15       0       200      50
Tunisia      23      10       125     158     130       0         0      28
Turkey      726    3700       800    5226    4200       0       200     826
Turkmeni    575    1150         0    1725     175       0      1000     550
Uganda        9     100         0     109      10       0        80      19
Ukraine      74       0       275     349     125       0       150      74
United K    110       0        90     200      90       0         0     110
United S   2609   18189       500   21298   11000       -2      5800    4500
Uruguay       5       0        10      15      10       0         0       5
Uzbekist   1326    5300         5    6631     920       0      4700    1011
Venezuel     41     100       130     271     200       0        30      41
Vietnam      53       5       260     318     260       0         0      58
Yemen         4      65         0      69      25       0        40       4
Yugoslav     49       1       100     150     100       0         0      50
Zaire         5      15        20      40      35       0         0       5
Zambia       12      75         0      87      60       0        15      12
Zimbabwe     93     400        50     543     200      15       200     128

Totals    35588   87458  26057 [2  149103   86050     188  26462 [2   36403

[1 For foreign countries, reflects cotton lost or
destroyed in the marketing channel. For the U.S.,
reflects difference between Bureau of Census data for
ending stocks and implicit stocks based on supply plus
total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number. [2
World import and export trade totals have been expanded
to include trade among the 12 countries of the former
Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic States. Source: USDA/FAS








Table 5-A
Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade by Country
MY 1996/97
--- In 1,000 Metric Tons ---

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Afghanis      3      22         0      25      16       0         5       3
Albania      12       0         7      19       8       0         0      12
Algeria       5       0        28      33      28       0         0       5
Angola        2       4         0       6       3       0         1       2
Argentin    315     425         4     744     100       2       316     326
Armenia       0       0         1       2       1       0         0       0
Australi    168     533         0     702      46       0       414     242
Austria       7       0        36      43      33       0         2       8
Azerbaij     26      89         0     115      22       0        65      28
Banglade     10      17       114     142     125       0         0      16
Belgium       5       0        44      49      38       0         2       9
Benin        24     145         0     169       2       0       136      31
Bolivia       5      22         0      26       3       0        17       6
Brazil      301     414       435    1150     871       0         0     279
Bulgaria      4       7        13      24      20       0         0       4
Burkina       7      71         0      78       5       0        60      13
Burma         8      28         0      36      23       0         5       8
Byelarus      1       0         8       9       7       0         1       1
Cambodia      0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Cameroon     11      79         0      91      10       0        69      12
Canada        5       0        51      56      50       0         0       6
Central       2      12         0      13       1       0        11       2
Chad         10      70         0      79       3       0        62      14
Chile         8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
China      3179    3810       370    7360    4355       0        22    2983
Colombia     27      65        32     124      94       1         9      21
Costa Ri      3       1         2       6       3       0         0       3
Cote d'I      8     109         5     123      19       0        93      12
Cuba          3       1        10      14      11       0         0       3
Cyprus        0       0         0       1       0       0         0       0
Czech Re     10       0        67      78      57       1         9      11
Denmark       1       0         3       4       3       0         0       1
Dominica      1       2         2       5       4       0         0       1
Ecuador       4       9        17      30      26       0         0       4
Egypt        53     327        22     401     250       5        87      58
El Salva      6       0        24      30      24       0         0       7
Estonia       3       0        28      31      24       0         4       3
Ethiopia      5      15         4      24      20       0         0       5
Finland       5       0        11      16      11       0         0       5
France       36       0       109     145      98       0        11      36
Georgia       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Germany      16       0       144     160     128       0        15      16
Ghana         4      15         3      22      15       0         3       4
Greece      150     414         9     572     131       5       261     175
Guatemal      4       4        24      32      27       0         0       5
Haiti         2       2         0       4       2       0         0       2
Honduras      2       2         1       5       3       0         0       2
Hong Kon     25       0       185     211     152       0        35      23
Hungary       5       0        19      24      17       1         1       4
India       663    2613        17    3293    2569       0       152     571
Indonesi     30       4       484     518     479       7         0      33
Iran         42     152         0     194     136       0        22      37
Iraq         16      14         9      39      24       0         0      15
Ireland       8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
Israel       12      38         9      58      22       0        27       9
Italy        53       0       331     384     320       2         7      56
Japan        91       0       310     402     310       0         0      91
Kazaksta     16      70         0      86      17       0        49      19
Kenya         2       4         9      15      13       0         0       2
Korea, N      7       1        23      30      24       0         0       7
Korea, S    175       0       316     491     316       0         2     174
Kyrgyzst      4      26         0      30      12       0        13       5



Table 5-A, continued

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Latvia        3       0        33      36       7       0        26       3
Lebanon       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Lithuani      2       0        22      24      15       0         7       2
Madagasc      3      13         0      16      13       0         0       3
Malawi        1       7         2       9       8       0         1       1
Malaysia      8       0        76      85      72       0         0      13
Mali         17     159         0     176      11       0       142      24
Mexico       43     239       142     424     261       7       109      48
Moldova       2       0         2       4       2       0         0       2
Morocco       5       0        46      51      46       0         0       6
Mozambiq      4      16         1      22      11       0         7       4
Netherla      1       0        10      11       9       0         1       1
Nicaragu      0       3         0       3       0       0         2       0
Niger         1       2         1       4       3       0         0       1
Nigeria      19      79        16     115      98       0         0      17
Norway        2       0         3       5       3       0         0       2
Pakistan    291    1655        15    1961    1481       5       218     257
Panama        0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Paraguay     29     100         3     132      15       0        87      30
Peru         14      60        17      92      76       0         2      13
Philippi     19       3        65      87      71       0         0      17
Poland        8       0       100     108      93       0         7       9
Portugal     65       0       136     201     148       0         0      53
Romania      21       0        71      92      70       0         0      22
Russia       69       0       239     309     261       0         0      47
Senegal       3      16         0      20       7       0        10       3
Singapor      3       0        12      15       0       0        13       2
Slovakia      2       0        20      21      16       0         2       3
Somalia       0       2         1       3       3       0         0       0
South Af     15      44        44     102      81       0         0      22
Spain         7      87        87     181     138       1        25      17
Sri Lank      2       1        14      18      14       0         0       3
Sudan         8     120         0     128      13       0        98      17
Sweden        2       0         5       8       5       0         0       2
Switzerl     20       0        37      57      39       0         2      15
Syria        25     218         0     243      72       0       142      29
Taiwan       51       0       239     290     239       0         1      50
Tajikist     20     109         0     129      10       0       103      16
Tanzania     24      74         0      98      11       0        60      27
Thailand     73      10       305     388     310       0         5      72
Togo          8      50         0      58       3       0        44      11
Tunisia       5       2        27      34      28       0         0       6
Turkey      158     806       174    1138     914       0        44     180
Turkmeni    125     250         0     376      38       0       218     120
Uganda        2      22         0      24       2       0        17       4
Ukraine      16       0        60      76      27       0        33      16
United K     24       0        20      44      20       0         0      24
United S    568    3960       109    4637    2395       0      1263     980
Uruguay       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Uzbekist    289    1154         1    1444     200       0      1023     220
Venezuel      9      22        28      59      44       0         7       9
Vietnam      12       1        57      69      57       0         0      13
Yemen         1      14         0      15       5       0         9       1
Yugoslav     11       0        22      33      22       0         0      11
Zaire         1       3         4       9       8       0         0       1
Zambia        3      16         0      19      13       0         3       3
Zimbabwe     20      87        11     118      44       3        44      28

Totals     7748   19042  5673 [2    32464   18735      41  5761 [2     7926

[1 For foreign countries, reflects cotton lost or
destroyed in the marketing channel. For the U.S.,
reflects difference between Bureau of Census data for
ending stocks and implicit stocks based on supply plus
total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number. [2
World import and export trade totals have been expanded
to include trade among the 12 countries of the former
Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic States. Source: USDA/FAS








Table 6
Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade by Country
MY 1995/96
--- In 1,000 480 lb. Bales ---

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Afghanis     13     100         0     113      75       0        25      13
Albania      57       1        30      88      35       0         0      53
Algeria      22       0       135     157     135       0         0      22
Angola        7      20         0      27      15       0         5       7
Argentin   1086    1800        28    2914     460       9      1000    1445
Armenia       2       0         5       7       5       0         0       2
Australi    433    1929         0    2362     190       0      1400     772
Austria      29       0       165     194     140       0        20      34
Azerbaij    130     380         0     510      90       0       300     120
Banglade     24      80       475     579     530       2         0      47
Belgium      30       0       180     210     175       0        10      25
Benin        57     665         0     722      10       0       600     112
Bolivia      16     110         0     126      15       0        90      21
Brazil     1591    1791      2000    5382    3900       0       100    1382
Bulgaria     13      30        60     103      85       0         0      18
Burkina      35     294         0     329      25       0       271      33
Burma        28     130         2     160     100       0        25      35
Byelarus      5       0        30      35      25       0         5       5
Cambodia      1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Cameroon     42     365        30     437      45       0       340      52
Canada       14       0       235     249     225       0         0      24
Central       7      55         0      62       5       0        50       7
Chad         34     285         0     319      15       0       260      44
Chile        44       0        85     129      90       0         0      39
China      9678   21900      3045   34623   20000       0        21   14602
Colombia    120     324       160     604     420       3        55     126
Costa Ri     12       4        10      26      14       0         0      12
Cote d'I     35     440        13     488      85       0       365      38
Cuba         13       5        45      63      50       0         0      13
Cyprus        1       1         1       3       2       0         0       1
Czech Re     41       0       300     341     250       5        40      46
Denmark       4       0        15      19      15       0         0       4
Dominica      3      10         5      18      13       0         2       3
Ecuador      19      40        80     139     120       0         0      19
Egypt       175    1088        95    1358    1000      25        90     243
El Salva     28       1       100     129     100       0         0      29
Estonia      13       0       125     138     100       0        25      13
Ethiopia     22      70        20     112      90       0         0      22
Finland      23       0        50      73      50       0         0      23
France      189       0       480     669     450       0        55     164
Georgia       3       0        10      13      10       0         0       3
Germany      69       0       690     759     610       0        75      74
Ghana        18      70        15     103      70       0        15      18
Greece      417    2067        35    2519     600      30      1200     689
Guatemal     13      20       100     133     115       0         0      18
Haiti         8      10         0      18      10       0         0       8
Honduras      8      10         5      23      15       0         0       8
Hong Kon    157       0       850    1007     700       0       190     117
Hungary      25       0        85     110      80       5         0      25
India      2731   12258        75   15064   11400       0       620    3044
Indonesi    152      17      2150    2319    2150      30         0     139
Iran        118     800         0     918     600       0       125     193
Iraq         57      65        50     172     100       0         0      72
Ireland      37       0       100     137     100       0         0      37
Israel       38     200        40     278     100       0       125      53
Italy       244       1      1516    1761    1470      17        30     244
Japan       420       0      1520    1940    1520       0         0     420
Kazaksta     53     340         0     393      75       0       245      73
Kenya        10      20        40      70      60       0         0      10
Korea, N     30       5       105     140     110       0         0      30
Korea, S    811       1      1550    2362    1550       0         6     806
Kyrgyzst     19     100        10     129      50       0        60      19



Table 6, continued

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Latvia       14       0       175     189      25       0       150      14
Lebanon       3       0         7      10       7       0         0       3
Lithuani     20       0       100     120      70       0        40      10
Madagasc     15      60         0      75      60       0         0      15
Malawi        3      30        10      43      35       0         5       3
Malaysia     39       0       320     359     320       0         0      39
Mali         59     775         0     834      55       0       700      79
Mexico      119     860       650    1629    1000      30       400     199
Moldova       9       0         5      14       5       0         0       9
Morocco      34       1       200     235     210       0         0      25
Mozambiq     30      75         5     110      50       0        40      20
Netherla      5       0        45      50      40       0         5       5
Nicaragu      2      30         0      32       1       0        30       1
Niger         4      10         5      19      13       0         2       4
Nigeria      64     459        45     568     480       0         0      88
Norway        8       0        15      23      15       0         0       8
Pakistan   1692    8100        70    9862    7000      25      1500    1337
Panama        1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Paraguay    138     500         0     638      55       0       450     133
Peru         71     300        60     431     325       0        40      66
Philippi    112      12       285     409     320       0         0      89
Poland       15       0       460     475     415       0        25      35
Portugal    390       0       600     990     690       0         0     300
Romania      73       0       300     373     275       0         0      98
Russia      367       0      1100    1467    1150       0         0     317
Senegal      15      55         0      70      30       0        25      15
Singapor     11       0        60      71       3       0        55      13
Slovakia     10       0        80      90      70       2        10       8
Somalia       1       7         5      13      12       0         0       1
South Af     30     200       200     430     360       0         0      70
Spain       150     157       440     747     645       5        65      32
Sri Lank     11       5        55      71      60       0         0      11
Sudan        31     490         0     521      60       0       425      36
Sweden       10       0        25      35      25       0         0      10
Switzerl    126       0       180     306     205       0        11      90
Syria       111     974         0    1085     300       0       670     115
Taiwan      235       0      1150    1385    1150       0         3     232
Tajikist     32     550         0     582      40       0       450      92
Tanzania     84     335         0     419      60       0       250     109
Thailand    390      46      1350    1786    1425       0        25     336
Togo         35     200         0     235      15       0       185      35
Tunisia      18      10       125     153     130       0         0      23
Turkey      743    3843       460    5046    4000       0       320     726
Turkmeni    475    1150         0    1625     150       0       900     575
Uganda        9      45         0      54      10       0        35       9
Ukraine      24       0       325     349     125       0       150      74
United K    110       0        90     200      90       0         0     110
United S   2650   17900       408   20958   10604      70      7675    2609
Uruguay       5       0        10      15      10       0         0       5
Uzbekist    956    5740         5    6701     875       0      4500    1326
Venezuel     46     100       125     271     200       0        30      41
Vietnam      23       5       275     303     250       0         0      53
Yemen         4      65         0      69      25       0        40       4
Yugoslav     48       1       100     149     100       0         0      49
Zaire         5      15        20      40      35       0         0       5
Zambia       12      75         0      87      50       0        25      12
Zimbabwe     58     400        50     508     200      15       200      93

Totals    29289   91482  26955 [2  147726   84584     273  27281 [2   35588

[1 For foreign countries, reflects cotton lost or
destroyed in the marketing channel. For the U.S.,
reflects difference between Bureau of Census data for
ending stocks and implicit stocks based on supply plus
total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number. [2
World import and export trade totals have been expanded
to include trade among the 12 countries of the former
Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic States. Source: USDA/FAS








Table 6-A
Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade by Country
MY 1995/96
--- In 1,000 Metric Tons ---

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Afghanis      3      22         0      25      16       0         5       3
Albania      12       0         7      19       8       0         0      12
Algeria       5       0        29      34      29       0         0       5
Angola        2       4         0       6       3       0         1       2
Argentin    236     392         6     634     100       2       218     315
Armenia       0       0         1       2       1       0         0       0
Australi     94     420         0     514      41       0       305     168
Austria       6       0        36      42      30       0         4       7
Azerbaij     28      83         0     111      20       0        65      26
Banglade      5      17       103     126     115       0         0      10
Belgium       7       0        39      46      38       0         2       5
Benin        12     145         0     157       2       0       131      24
Bolivia       3      24         0      27       3       0        20       5
Brazil      346     390       435    1172     849       0        22     301
Bulgaria      3       7        13      22      19       0         0       4
Burkina       8      64         0      72       5       0        59       7
Burma         6      28         0      35      22       0         5       8
Byelarus      1       0         7       8       5       0         1       1
Cambodia      0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Cameroon      9      79         7      95      10       0        74      11
Canada        3       0        51      54      49       0         0       5
Central       2      12         0      13       1       0        11       2
Chad          7      62         0      69       3       0        57      10
Chile        10       0        19      28      20       0         0       8
China      2107    4768       663    7538    4355       0         5    3179
Colombia     26      71        35     132      91       1        12      27
Costa Ri      3       1         2       6       3       0         0       3
Cote d'I      8      96         3     106      19       0        79       8
Cuba          3       1        10      14      11       0         0       3
Cyprus        0       0         0       1       0       0         0       0
Czech Re      9       0        65      74      54       1         9      10
Denmark       1       0         3       4       3       0         0       1
Dominica      1       2         1       4       3       0         0       1
Ecuador       4       9        17      30      26       0         0       4
Egypt        38     237        21     296     218       5        20      53
El Salva      6       0        22      28      22       0         0       6
Estonia       3       0        27      30      22       0         5       3
Ethiopia      5      15         4      24      20       0         0       5
Finland       5       0        11      16      11       0         0       5
France       41       0       105     146      98       0        12      36
Georgia       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Germany      15       0       150     165     133       0        16      16
Ghana         4      15         3      22      15       0         3       4
Greece       91     450         8     548     131       7       261     150
Guatemal      3       4        22      29      25       0         0       4
Haiti         2       2         0       4       2       0         0       2
Honduras      2       2         1       5       3       0         0       2
Hong Kon     34       0       185     219     152       0        41      25
Hungary       5       0        19      24      17       1         0       5
India       595    2669        16    3280    2482       0       135     663
Indonesi     33       4       468     505     468       7         0      30
Iran         26     174         0     200     131       0        27      42
Iraq         12      14        11      37      22       0         0      16
Ireland       8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
Israel        8      44         9      61      22       0        27      12
Italy        53       0       330     383     320       4         7      53
Japan        91       0       331     422     331       0         0      91
Kazaksta     12      74         0      86      16       0        53      16
Kenya         2       4         9      15      13       0         0       2
Korea, N      7       1        23      30      24       0         0       7
Korea, S    177       0       337     514     337       0         1     175
Kyrgyzst      4      22         2      28      11       0        13       4



Table 6-A, continued

        Beginning                  Total  Consump-                  Ending 
         Stocks Producti Imports   Supply   tion   Loss[1  Exports   Stocks

Latvia        3       0        38      41       5       0        33       3
Lebanon       1       0         2       2       2       0         0       1
Lithuani      4       0        22      26      15       0         9       2
Madagasc      3      13         0      16      13       0         0       3
Malawi        1       7         2       9       8       0         1       1
Malaysia      8       0        70      78      70       0         0       8
Mali         13     169         0     182      12       0       152      17
Mexico       26     187       142     355     218       7        87      43
Moldova       2       0         1       3       1       0         0       2
Morocco       7       0        44      51      46       0         0       5
Mozambiq      7      16         1      24      11       0         9       4
Netherla      1       0        10      11       9       0         1       1
Nicaragu      0       7         0       7       0       0         7       0
Niger         1       2         1       4       3       0         0       1
Nigeria      14     100        10     124     105       0         0      19
Norway        2       0         3       5       3       0         0       2
Pakistan    368    1764        15    2147    1524       5       327     291
Panama        0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Paraguay     30     109         0     139      12       0        98      29
Peru         15      65        13      94      71       0         9      14
Philippi     24       3        62      89      70       0         0      19
Poland        3       0       100     103      90       0         5       8
Portugal     85       0       131     216     150       0         0      65
Romania      16       0        65      81      60       0         0      21
Russia       80       0       239     319     250       0         0      69
Senegal       3      12         0      15       7       0         5       3
Singapor      2       0        13      15       1       0        12       3
Slovakia      2       0        17      20      15       0         2       2
Somalia       0       2         1       3       3       0         0       0
South Af      7      44        44      94      78       0         0      15
Spain        33      34        96     163     140       1        14       7
Sri Lank      2       1        12      15      13       0         0       2
Sudan         7     107         0     113      13       0        93       8
Sweden        2       0         5       8       5       0         0       2
Switzerl     27       0        39      67      45       0         2      20
Syria        24     212         0     236      65       0       146      25
Taiwan       51       0       250     302     250       0         1      51
Tajikist      7     120         0     127       9       0        98      20
Tanzania     18      73         0      91      13       0        54      24
Thailand     85      10       294     389     310       0         5      73
Togo          8      44         0      51       3       0        40       8
Tunisia       4       2        27      33      28       0         0       5
Turkey      162     837       100    1099     871       0        70     158
Turkmeni    103     250         0     354      33       0       196     125
Uganda        2      10         0      12       2       0         8       2
Ukraine       5       0        71      76      27       0        33      16
United K     24       0        20      44      20       0         0      24
United S    577    3897        89    4563    2309      15      1671     568
Uruguay       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Uzbekist    208    1250         1    1459     191       0       980     289
Venezuel     10      22        27      59      44       0         7       9
Vietnam       5       1        60      66      54       0         0      12
Yemen         1      14         0      15       5       0         9       1
Yugoslav     10       0        22      32      22       0         0      11
Zaire         1       3         4       9       8       0         0       1
Zambia        3      16         0      19      11       0         5       3
Zimbabwe     13      87        11     111      44       3        44      20

Totals     6377   19918  5869 [2    32164   18416      59  5940 [2     7748

[1 For foreign countries, reflects cotton lost or
destroyed in the marketing channel. For the U.S.,
reflects difference between Bureau of Census data for
ending stocks and implicit stocks based on supply plus
total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number. [2
World import and export trade totals have been expanded
to include trade among the 12 countries of the former
Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic States. Source: USDA/FAS







Table 1
World Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade
1991/92 - 1996/97 (Season Beginning August 1)
In 1,000 Metric Tons

                                          1995/96 1996/97
        1991/92 1992/93   1993/94 1994/95 EstimateEstimate
Production
World To  20832   17952     16700   18620   19918   19042
China      5683    4507      3745    4333    4768    3810
United S   3835    3531      3513    4281    3897    3960
India      2023    2346      2066    2354    2669    2613
Pakistan   2177    1540      1368    1361    1764    1655
Uzbekist   1443    1274      1321    1258    1250    1154
Brazil      750     460       405     550     390     414

Consumption
World To  18733   18673     18584   18436   18416   18735
China      4463    4681      4638    4398    4355    4355
United S   2093    2232      2268    2438    2309    2395
India      1889    2125      2159    2296    2482    2569
Pakistan   1411    1444      1464    1470    1524    1481
EU 4/      1184    1177      1223    1185    1110    1104
S.E. Asi    904     924       981     991     973     988
Russia      988     479       479     275     250     261

Imports
World To   6362    5884      6065    6715    5869    5673
EU 4/      1038    1034      1131    1073     965     966
S.E. Asi    944     903       986     972     967     999
Russia      849     577       653     470     239     239
Japan       589     485       434     381     331     310
Korea       392     373       368     380     337     316
Taiwan      323     275       269     243     250     239
China       355      53       176     884     663     370

Exports
World To   6145    5570      5821    6200    5940    5761
United S   1447    1132      1494    2047    1671    1263
Uzbekist   1132    1197      1263    1090     980    1023
Franc-Zo    489     446       441     584     609     625
Australi    508     369       366     293     305     414
India        13     234        66      18     135     152
Pakistan    448     256        69      32     327     218
China       131     149       163      40       5      22

Ending Stocks
World To   8022    7471      5722    6377    7748    7926
China      2675    2274      1328    2107    3179    2983
United S    806    1015       769     577     568     980
Pakistan    648     471       369     368     291     257
Uzbekist    464     334       219     208     289     220
EU 4/       336     318       359     372     381     411

 World import and export totals have been expanded to
include trade among the 12 republics of the former Soviet
Union and the 3 Baltic States from 1970/71 onward. ý
Includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam.  Includes Benin, Burkina,
Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
and Togo. 4/ European Union (EU) now includes 15
countries with the addition of Austria, Finland, and
Sweden.






Table 2
World Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade
1991/92 - 1996/97 (Season Beginning August 1)
In 1,000 480 Lb. Bales

                                          1995/96 1996/97
        1991/92 1992/93   1993/94 1994/95 EstimateEstimate
Production
World To  95681   82450     76701   85520   91482   87458
China     26100   20700     17200   19900   21900   17500
United S  17614   16218     16134   19662   17900   18189
India      9291   10775      9487   10814   12258   12000
Pakistan  10000    7073      6282    6250    8100    7600
Uzbekist   6628    5851      6067    5778    5740    5300
Brazil     3445    2113      1860    2526    1791    1900

Consumption
World To  86041   85765     85353   84673   84584   86050
China     20500   21500     21300   20200   20000   20000
United S   9613   10250     10418   11198   10604   11000
India      8674    9761      9916   10544   11400   11800
Pakistan   6482    6634      6725    6750    7000    6800
EU 4/      5440    5407      5617    5443    5100    5070
S.E. Asi   4150    4242      4506    4551    4468    4540
Russia     4539    2200      2200    1263    1150    1200

Imports
World To  29220   27027     27854   30842   26955   26057
EU 4/      4768    4748      5194    4930    4431    4435
S.E. Asi   4336    4146      4527    4463    4440    4590
Russia     3900    2650      3000    2159    1100    1100
Japan      2705    2228      1993    1750    1520    1425
Korea      1801    1711      1689    1747    1550    1450
Taiwan     1484    1264      1236    1114    1150    1100
China      1630     242       808    4060    3045    1700

Exports
World To  28225   25583     26735   28478   27281   26462
United S   6646    5201      6862    9402    7675    5800
Uzbekist   5200    5500      5800    5006    4500    4700
Franc-Zo   2247    2048      2026    2682    2798    2872
Australi   2334    1695      1682    1345    1400    1900
India        60    1075       305      84     620     700
Pakistan   2059    1175       318     148    1500    1000
China       602     684       749     183      21     100

Ending Stocks
World To  36844   34312     26280   29289   35588   36403
China     12284   10442      6101    9678   14602   13702
United S   3704    4662      3530    2650    2609    4500
Pakistan   2976    2164      1694    1692    1337    1182
Uzbekist   2133    1534      1006     956    1326    1011
EU 4/      1545    1461      1651    1707    1751    1887

 World import and export totals have been expanded to
include trade among the 12 republics of the former Soviet
Union and the 3 Baltic States from 1970/71 onward. ý
Includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam.  Includes Benin, Burkina,
Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
and Togo. 4/ European Union (EU) now includes 15
countries with the addition of Austria, Finland, and
Sweden.



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