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MY2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Chad combined, are expected to drop 10 percent compared to the initial target due to a late start of the rainy season

Post revises Vietnam's MY 2014/2015 cotton production estimate at 606 tons or 2,780 bales.

Over the past decade, the United States' agricultural exports to China have risen sharply, propelling China into its position as the fastest-growing and highest-value export destination...

The MY 2015/16 production estimate is 28.5 million 480 lb. bales while planted area is finalized at 11.8 million hectares.

Favorable cotton prices relative to synthetic fiber prices, combined with the expansion of large mills, have led to higher imports and consumption of cotton in MY 2014/2015.