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COTTON: WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE, PART 2


JUNE, 1997

COTTON:  WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE
June 1997

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 327, June 12, 1997.  

The report was prepared by the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco, and Seeds
Division, FAS, Stop 1051, 14th and Independence Ave.,
Washington, DC 20250-1000. Further information may be
obtained by writing to the division, or by  calling (202)
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The next issue of the Cotton circular will be available
electronically after 3:30 pm local time on July 14, 1997.

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   1354    1500        20    2874     460      10      1200    1204
Armenia       2       0         5       7       5       0         0       2
Australi    772    2800         0    3572     210       0      2500     862
Austria      34       0       165     199     150       0        10      39
Azerbaij    127     380         0     507      70       0       300     137
Banglade     47      80       500     627     575       2         0      50
Belgium      25       0       200     225     175       0        10      40
Benin       112     780         0     892      10       0       775     107
Bolivia      21     100         0     121      15       0        80      26
Brazil     1145    1400      2400    4945    4000       0         0     945
Bulgaria     18      30        60     108      90       0         0      18
Burkina      33     335         0     368      25       0       310      33
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     400         0     452      45       0       350      57
Canada       24       0       275     299     275       0         0      24
Central       7      75         0      82       5       0        70       7
Chad         44     340         0     384      15       0       300      69
Chile        39       0       100     139     100       0         0      39
China     13202   19300      3200   35702   20200       0       100   15402
Colombia    126     230       200     556     430       3        10     113
Costa Ri     12       4        10      26      14       0         0      12
Cote d'I     38     520        10     568      95       0       440      33
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       275    1600        25    1900     900      25       250     725
El Salva     29       1       125     155     125       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    1410        40    2139     600      25      1000     514
Guatemal     33       8       125     166     130       0         0      36
Haiti         8      10         0      18      10       0         0       8
Honduras      8       4         8      20      15       0         0       5
Hong Kon    130       0       700     830     600       0       100     130
Hungary      25       0        85     110      80       5         5      20
India      2522   12800        80   15402   12000       0      1000    2402
Indonesi    124      17      2225    2366    2200      30         0     136
Iran        193     825         0    1018     625       0       200     193
Iraq         72      65        40     177     110       0         0      67
Ireland      37       0       100     137     100       0         0      37
Israel       53     250        30     333     120       0       160      53
Italy       244       1      1520    1765    1470      10        30     255
Japan       407       0      1355    1762    1380       0         0     382
Kazaksta     73     260         0     333      80       0       200      53
Kenya        10      25        35      70      60       0         0      10
Korea, N     30       5       105     140     110       0         0      30
Korea, S    554       1      1400    1955    1400       0        10     545
Kyrgyzst     19     100         0     119      40       0        55      24



Table 5, continued

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

Latvia       14       0       125     139      30       0        95      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     920         0     999      50       0       870      79
Mexico      199    1150       850    2199    1350      30       550     269
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      87     390        50     527     440       0         0      87
Norway        8       0        15      23      15       0         0       8
Pakistan   1558    7300       200    9058    7200      25       100    1733
Panama        1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Paraguay    110     250        70     430      55       0       250     125
Peru         66     275        80     421     350       0        10      61
Philippi     92      14       300     406     325       0         0      81
Poland       35       0       460     495     425       0        30      40
Portugal    289       0       775    1064     785       0         0     279
Romania      98       0       325     423     320       0         0     103
Russia      317       0       950    1267    1050       0         0     217
Senegal      15      85         0     100      30       0        55      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     165       200     435     370       0         0      65
Spain        32     400       350     782     635       5        90      52
Sri Lank     11       5        65      81      65       0         0      16
Sudan        36     450         0     486      60       0       350      76
Sweden       10       0        25      35      25       0         0      10
Switzerl     90       0       170     260     180       0        10      70
Syria       185    1120         0    1305     350       0       850     105
Taiwan      232       0      1200    1432    1200       0         3     229
Tajikist     92     410         0     502      45       0       400      57
Tanzania    109     275         0     384      50       0       225     109
Thailand    528      30      1300    1858    1425       0         0     433
Togo         35     210         0     245      15       0       195      35
Tunisia      23      10       125     158     130       0         0      28
Turkey      599    3445      1100    5144    4500       0       100     544
Turkmeni    575     600         0    1175     150       0       600     425
Uganda        9      90         0      99      10       0        70      19
Ukraine      74       0       250     324     125       0       125      74
United K    110       0        90     200      90       0         0     110
United S   2609   18942       405   21956   10900       6      7100    3950
Uruguay       5       0        10      15      10       0         0       5
Uzbekist   1326    4750         5    6081     820       0      4350     911
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    113     420         0     533     142      11       270     110

Totals    33469   88265  28100 [2  149834   86672     192  26657 [2   36313

[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    295     327         4     626     100       2       261     262
Armenia       0       0         1       2       1       0         0       0
Australi    168     610         0     778      46       0       544     188
Austria       7       0        36      43      33       0         2       8
Azerbaij     28      83         0     110      15       0        65      30
Banglade     10      17       109     137     125       0         0      11
Belgium       5       0        44      49      38       0         2       9
Benin        24     170         0     194       2       0       169      23
Bolivia       5      22         0      26       3       0        17       6
Brazil      249     305       523    1077     871       0         0     206
Bulgaria      4       7        13      24      20       0         0       4
Burkina       7      73         0      80       5       0        67       7
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      87         0      98      10       0        76      12
Canada        5       0        60      65      60       0         0       5
Central       2      16         0      18       1       0        15       2
Chad         10      74         0      84       3       0        65      15
Chile         8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
China      2874    4202       697    7773    4398       0        22    3353
Colombia     27      50        44     121      94       1         2      25
Costa Ri      3       1         2       6       3       0         0       3
Cote d'I      8     113         2     124      21       0        96       7
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        60     348         5     414     196       5        54     158
El Salva      6       0        27      34      27       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     307         9     466     131       5       218     112
Guatemal      7       2        27      36      28       0         0       8
Haiti         2       2         0       4       2       0         0       2
Honduras      2       1         2       4       3       0         0       1
Hong Kon     28       0       152     181     131       0        22      28
Hungary       5       0        19      24      17       1         1       4
India       549    2787        17    3353    2613       0       218     523
Indonesi     27       4       484     515     479       7         0      30
Iran         42     180         0     222     136       0        44      42
Iraq         16      14         9      39      24       0         0      15
Ireland       8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
Israel       12      54         7      73      26       0        35      12
Italy        53       0       331     384     320       2         7      56
Japan        89       0       295     384     300       0         0      83
Kazaksta     16      57         0      73      17       0        44      12
Kenya         2       5         8      15      13       0         0       2
Korea, N      7       1        23      30      24       0         0       7
Korea, S    121       0       305     426     305       0         2     119
Kyrgyzst      4      22         0      26       9       0        12       5



Table 5-A, continued

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

Latvia        3       0        27      30       7       0        21       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     200         0     218      11       0       189      17
Mexico       43     250       185     479     294       7       120      59
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      85        11     115      96       0         0      19
Norway        2       0         3       5       3       0         0       2
Pakistan    339    1589        44    1972    1568       5        22     377
Panama        0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Paraguay     24      54        15      94      12       0        54      27
Peru         14      60        17      92      76       0         2      13
Philippi     20       3        65      88      71       0         0      18
Poland        8       0       100     108      93       0         7       9
Portugal     63       0       169     232     171       0         0      61
Romania      21       0        71      92      70       0         0      22
Russia       69       0       207     276     229       0         0      47
Senegal       3      19         0      22       7       0        12       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      36        44      95      81       0         0      14
Spain         7      87        76     170     138       1        20      11
Sri Lank      2       1        14      18      14       0         0       3
Sudan         8      98         0     106      13       0        76      17
Sweden        2       0         5       8       5       0         0       2
Switzerl     20       0        37      57      39       0         2      15
Syria        40     244         0     284      76       0       185      23
Taiwan       51       0       261     312     261       0         1      50
Tajikist     20      89         0     109      10       0        87      12
Tanzania     24      60         0      84      11       0        49      24
Thailand    115       7       283     405     310       0         0      94
Togo          8      46         0      53       3       0        42       8
Tunisia       5       2        27      34      28       0         0       6
Turkey      130     750       239    1120     980       0        22     118
Turkmeni    125     131         0     256      33       0       131      93
Uganda        2      20         0      22       2       0        15       4
Ukraine      16       0        54      71      27       0        27      16
United K     24       0        20      44      20       0         0      24
United S    568    4124        88    4780    2373       1      1546     860
Uruguay       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Uzbekist    289    1034         1    1324     179       0       947     198
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     25      91         0     116      31       2        59      24

Totals     7287   19218  6118 [2    32623   18871      42  5804 [2     7906

[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    1930        28    3044     459       9      1222    1354
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      83       0       300     127
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      1768    5150    3904       0       101    1145
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       19       0       300     319     295       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      8878   21900      3045   33823   20600       0        21   13202
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       215    1088        92    1395    1010      23        87     275
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     28      20       110     158     125       0         0      33
Haiti         8      10         0      18      10       0         0       8
Honduras      8      10         5      23      15       0         0       8
Hong Kon    157       0       771     928     600       0       198     130
Hungary      25       0        85     110      80       5         0      25
India      2731   12649        41   15421   12282       0       617    2522
Indonesi    152      17      2139    2308    2136      48         0     124
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      1516    1936    1529       0         0     407
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    559       1      1550    2110    1550       0         6     554
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        46     569     482       0         0      87
Norway        8       0        15      23      15       0         0       8
Pakistan   1692    8200       122   10014    7000      23      1433    1558
Panama        1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Paraguay    138     500        46     684      55       0       519     110
Peru         71     300        60     431     325       0        40      66
Philippi    112      15       285     412     320       0         0      92
Poland       15       0       460     475     415       0        25      35
Portugal    298       0       772    1070     781       0         0     289
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       600     185
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    362      46      1545    1953    1425       0         0     528
Togo         35     200         0     235      15       0       185      35
Tunisia      18      10       125     153     130       0         0      23
Turkey      743    3911       574    5228    4363       0       266     599
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   10647      27      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    112     478         0     590     142      13       322     113

Totals    28231   92252  27197 [2  147680   86488     242  27481 [2   33469

[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     420         6     663     100       2       266     295
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      18       0        65      28
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       385    1121     850       0        22     249
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        4       0        65      69      64       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      1933    4768       663    7364    4485       0         5    2874
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        47     237        20     304     220       5        19      60
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      6       4        24      34      27       0         0       7
Haiti         2       2         0       4       2       0         0       2
Honduras      2       2         1       5       3       0         0       2
Hong Kon     34       0       168     202     131       0        43      28
Hungary       5       0        19      24      17       1         0       5
India       595    2754         9    3358    2674       0       134     549
Indonesi     33       4       466     503     465      10         0      27
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       330     422     333       0         0      89
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    122       0       337     459     337       0         1     121
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    1785        27    2180    1524       5       312     339
Panama        0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Paraguay     30     109        10     149      12       0       113      24
Peru         15      65        13      94      71       0         9      14
Philippi     24       3        62      90      70       0         0      20
Poland        3       0       100     103      90       0         5       8
Portugal     65       0       168     233     170       0         0      63
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       131      40
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     79      10       336     425     310       0         0     115
Togo          8      44         0      51       3       0        40       8
Tunisia       4       2        27      33      28       0         0       5
Turkey      162     852       125    1138     950       0        58     130
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    2318       6      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     24     104         0     128      31       3        70      25

Totals     6147   20086  5922 [2    32154   18831      53  5983 [2     7287

[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   17959     16704   18697   20086   19218
United S   3835    3531      3513    4281    3897    4124
China      5683    4507      3745    4333    4768    4202
India      2023    2346      2066    2354    2754    2787
Pakistan   2177    1540      1368    1361    1785    1589
Uzbekist   1443    1274      1321    1258    1250    1034
Turkey      561     574       602     628     852     750

Consumption
World To  18733   18686     18606   18636   18831   18871
China      4463    4681      4638    4572    4485    4398
United S   2093    2232      2268    2438    2318    2373
India      1889    2125      2159    2296    2674    2613
Pakistan   1411    1444      1464    1470    1524    1568
EU 4/      1184    1177      1223    1205    1130    1127
S.E. Asi    904     924       981     981     970     988
Turkey      575     626       700     850     950     980

Imports
World To   6372    5871      6051    6684    5922    6118
EU 4/      1038    1034      1131    1073    1002     987
S.E. Asi    944     903       986     951    1007     978
Brazil      143     397       407     351     385     523
Japan       589     485       434     381     330     295
Korea       392     373       368     380     337     305
Russia      849     577       653     470     239     207
China       355      53       176     884     663     697

Exports
World To   6145    5575      5815    6242    5983    5804
United S   1447    1132      1494    2047    1671    1546
Uzbekist   1132    1197      1263    1090     980     947
Franc-Zo    489     446       441     584     609     733
Australi    508     369       366     293     305     544
India        13     234        66      18     134     218
Pakistan    448     256        69      32     312      22
Argentin    123      65        69     197     266     261

Ending Stocks
World To   8033    7459      5686    6147    7287    7906
China      2675    2274      1328    1933    2874    3353
United S    806    1015       769     577     568     860
Pakistan    648     471       369     368     339     377
India       557     563       454     595     549     523
EU 4/       336     318       359     352     379     350

 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   82484     76719   85873   92252   88265
United S  17614   16218     16134   19662   17900   18942
China     26100   20700     17200   19900   21900   19300
India      9291   10775      9487   10814   12649   12800
Pakistan  10000    7073      6282    6250    8200    7300
Uzbekist   6628    5851      6067    5778    5740    4750
Turkey     2578    2635      2766    2886    3911    3445

Consumption
World To  86041   85824     85455   85595   86488   86672
China     20500   21500     21300   21000   20600   20200
United S   9613   10250     10418   11198   10647   10900
India      8674    9761      9916   10544   12282   12000
Pakistan   6482    6634      6725    6750    7000    7200
EU 4/      5440    5407      5617    5535    5191    5175
S.E. Asi   4150    4242      4506    4505    4454    4540
Turkey     2641    2875      3215    3904    4363    4500

Imports
World To  29264   26967     27794   30699   27197   28100
EU 4/      4768    4748      5194    4930    4603    4535
S.E. Asi   4336    4146      4527    4370    4624    4490
Brazil      657    1823      1869    1612    1768    2400
Japan      2705    2228      1993    1750    1516    1355
Korea      1801    1711      1689    1747    1550    1400
Russia     3900    2650      3000    2159    1100     950
China      1630     242       808    4060    3045    3200

Exports
World To  28225   25605     26707   28667   27481   26657
United S   6646    5201      6862    9402    7675    7100
Uzbekist   5200    5500      5800    5006    4500    4350
Franc-Zo   2247    2048      2026    2682    2798    3367
Australi   2334    1695      1682    1345    1400    2500
India        60    1075       305      84     617    1000
Pakistan   2059    1175       318     148    1433     100
Argentin    566     299       317     905    1222    1200

Ending Stocks
World To  36894   34259     26117   28231   33469   36313
China     12284   10442      6101    8878   13202   15402
United S   3704    4662      3530    2650    2609    3950
Pakistan   2976    2164      1694    1692    1558    1733
India      2556    2585      2085    2731    2522    2402
EU 4/      1545    1461      1651    1615    1740    1606

 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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