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April 2006 Edition:

Brazil's Cotton Exports Surge to China

Through the first seven months of the current marketing year (Aug. 2005-Feb. 2006), Brazilian cotton export shipments soared to a seven-month record of 1.73 million bales. Brazilian cotton has started to make in-roads into new markets, primarily in Asia. China accounts for a sizable share of this trade, importing 387,000 bales, followed by Pakistan, importing 377,000 bales. These two countries combined with Indonesia and Japan account for over 60 percent of Brazil’s cotton exports. Exports are forecast to grow 28 percent reaching a record 2 million bales in 2005/06. In the 2004/05 season, a record volume of Brazilian cotton was consumed in Asia, with Indonesia, Japan and Pakistan being the leading markets.

Much of the growth in Brazil’s cotton exports can be attributed to a large crop size in 2004/05. Brazil’s cotton production in 2004/05 reached 5.9 million bales, just short of the record 6.0 million bales produced in 2003/04. For 2005/06, Brazilian cotton area is forecast to decrease 27 percent pushing production down 20 percent.

With exports increasing and domestic cotton consumption remaining strong, the lower crop size forecast in 2005/06 will push Brazil’s ending stocks down 20 percent from last year’s record levels. Cotton imports were over 600,000 bales in 2000/01, but higher production levels during the last five years has reduced import requirements to just over 200,000 bales for 2005/06. The U.S. exports several varieties of cotton to Brazil, including long and short staple varieties to the Brazilian apparel and textile industry.

World and U.S. Cotton Situation and Outlook
Marketing Years 2003/04, 2004/2005, and 2005/06
1,000 480-Lb. Bales
	World				U.S.
	2003/04	2004/2005	2005/2006	% Change 04/05 - 05/06	2003/04	2004/2005	2005/2006	% Change 04/05 - 05/06
Production	95,262	120,497	113,582	-5.7	18,255	23,251	23,900	2.8
Imports	34,060	33,294	43,431	30.4	45	29	30	3.4
Use	97,995	108,897	116,929	7.4	6,221	6,693	6,000	-10.4
Exports	33,250	34,770	42,805	23.1	13,758	14,409	17,000	18.0
Ending Stocks	43,097	54,302	52,905	-2.6	3,506	5,538	6,500	17.4

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Statistical tables contained in this circular may be viewed in Adobe Acrobat format ® {.pdf}.

Tables

Circular Cover {.pdf}

Summary of Changes (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf}

Table 1: World Cotton Supply, Use and Trade, 2000/2001-2005/2006 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf}

Table 2: World Cotton Supply, Use and Trade, 2000/2001-2005/2006 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf}

Table 3: FY 2002 GSM-102 and Supplier Credit Programs {.pdf}

Table 4: Area, Yield, and Production by Country 2004/2005-2005/2006 {.pdf}

Table 5: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2005/2006 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf}

Table 5-A: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2005/2006 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf}

Table 6: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2004/2005 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf}

Table 6-A: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country, 2004/2005 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf}

Table 7: Export Sales Summary {.pdf}

Table 8: Northern European Cotton and Adjusted World Price {.pdf}

Table 9: World Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization {.pdf}

Table 10: United States Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization {.pdf}

Table 11: Foreign Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization {.pdf}

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Last modified: Tuesday, August 30, 2005