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COTTON:  WORLD MARKETS AND TRADE
January 1998

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 334, January 13, 1998.  

The report was prepared by the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco, and Seeds
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Table 5
Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade by Country
MY 1997/98
--- 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   1040    2100        50    3190     485      10      1350    1345
Armenia       2       0         5       7       5       0         0       2
Australi    876    2900         0    3776     225       0      2500    1051
Austria      39       0       140     179     125       0        10      44
Azerbaij    137     165         0     302      70       0       150      82
Banglade     43      95       620     758     700       4         0      54
Belgium      30       0       210     240     200       0        15      25
Benin        86     800         0     886      10       0       750     126
Bolivia      26     140         0     166      15       0       125      26
Brazil      974    1750      1700    4424    3400       0         0    1024
Bulgaria     18      30        60     108      90       0         0      18
Burkina      55     435         0     490      25       0       390      75
Burma        37     130         2     169     105       0        25      39
Byelarus      5       0        35      40      30       0         5       5
Cambodia      1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Cameroon     56     385         0     441      45       0       325      71
Canada       24       0       300     324     300       0         0      24
Central       5      70         0      75       5       0        60      10
Chad         53     435         0     488      15       0       400      73
Chile        39       0       100     139     100       0         0      39
China     15105   19500      2200   36805   21500       0        10   15295
Colombia     51     185       250     486     410       2        20      54
Costa Ri     12       4        10      26      14       0         0      12
Cote d'I     33     600        10     643      95       0       475      73
Cuba         13       5        45      63      50       0         0      13
Cyprus        1       1         1       3       2       0         0       1
Czech Re     51       0       280     331     230       5        40      56
Denmark       4       0        15      19      15       0         0       4
Dominica      3       5        15      23      18       0         2       3
Ecuador      19      40        80     139     120       0         0      19
Egypt       738    1450         0    2188    1000      25       350     813
El Salva     30       1       150     181     150       0         0      31
Estonia      13       0       140     153     120      13        20       0
Ethiopia     22      70        20     112      90       0         0      22
Finland      23       0        50      73      50       0         0      23
France      185       0       500     685     450      25        35     175
Georgia       3       0        10      13      10       0         0       3
Germany      78       0       690     768     615       0        75      78
Ghana        18      70        15     103      70       0        15      18
Greece      403    1600        40    2043     575      25       925     518
Guatemal     36       5       140     181     145       0         0      36
Haiti         8      10         0      18      10       0         0       8
Honduras      5       4        10      19      15       0         0       4
Hong Kon     90       0       600     690     500       0       100      90
Hungary      19       0        90     109      85       5         5      14
India      2968   12800       500   16268   13200       0       400    2668
Indonesi    102      17      1900    2019    1900      25         0      94
Iran        193     700         0     893     650       0        50     193
Iraq         67      40        40     147     100       0         0      47
Ireland      37       0       100     137     100       0         0      37
Israel       53     225        40     318     100       0       150      68
Italy       238       1      1600    1839    1560      10        25     244
Japan       348       0      1250    1598    1250       0         0     348
Kazaksta     53     250         0     303      80       0       150      73
Kenya        10      30        40      80      60       0         0      20
Korea, N     30       5       105     140     110       0         0      30
Korea, S    512       1      1200    1713    1200       0        10     503
Kyrgyzst     24     100         0     124      55       0        60       9



Table 5, continued

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

Latvia       14       0       100     114      30       0        70      14
Lebanon       3       0        10      13      10       0         0       3
Lithuani     10       0       100     110      70       0        30      10
Madagasc     13      60         0      73      60       0         0      13
Malawi        3      30        10      43      35       0         5       3
Malaysia     45       0       360     405     365       0         0      40
Mali         77    1000         0    1077      50       0       850     177
Mexico      333     900      1600    2833    2050      35       250     498
Moldova       9       0        10      19      10       0         0       9
Morocco      26       1       210     237     210       0         0      27
Mozambiq     20      75         5     100      50       0        30      20
Netherla      5       0        45      50      40       0         5       5
Nicaragu      2      10         0      12       1       0         9       2
Niger         4      10         5      19      13       0         2       4
Nigeria      87     415        45     547     460       0         0      87
Norway        8       0        15      23      15       0         0       8
Pakistan   1793    7000       150    8943    6800      25       300    1818
Panama        1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Paraguay     54     525        25     604      70       0       450      84
Peru         71     240       100     411     320       0        30      61
Philippi    104       7       320     431     340       0         0      91
Poland       26       0       400     426     400       0         0      26
Portugal    275       0       775    1050     700      75         0     275
Romania     101       0       300     401     300       0         0     101
Russia      267       0      1050    1317    1050       0         0     267
Senegal      14      90         0     104      30       0        60      14
Singapor      8       0        55      63       0       0        55       8
Slovakia     13       0        75      88      60       0        10      18
Somalia       1       7         5      13      12       0         0       1
South Af     67     200       200     467     385       0         0      82
Spain        95     570       350    1015     640       5       275      95
Sri Lank     16       5        65      86      70       0         0      16
Sudan        76     400         0     476      60       0       300     116
Sweden       10       0        25      35      25       0         0      10
Switzerl     76       0       140     216     145       0         5      66
Syria       338    1600         0    1938     460       0      1050     428
Taiwan      234       0      1300    1534    1300       0         4     230
Tajikist     57     500         0     557      45       0       400     112
Tanzania    109     300         0     409      50       0       250     109
Thailand    546      30      1000    1576    1170       0         0     406
Togo         32     275         0     307      15       0       235      57
Tunisia      28      10       125     163     130       0         0      33
Turkey      509    3300      1500    5309    4700       0       100     509
Turkmeni    427     900         0    1327     190       0       600     537
Uganda        9      50         0      59      10       0        40       9
Ukraine      74       0       225     299     115       0       100      84
United K    110       0        90     200      90       0         0     110
United S   3971   18977        15   22963   11400     -37      7300    4300
Uruguay       5       0        10      15      10       0         0       5
Uzbekist    709    5400         5    6114     850       0      4200    1064
Venezuel     41      80       160     281     210       0        30      41
Vietnam      58       5       260     323     265       0         0      58
Yemen         4      65         0      69      25       0        40       4
Yugoslav     50       1       100     151     100       0         0      51
Zaire         5      15        15      35      30       0         0       5
Zambia       12     100         0     112      65       0        20      27
Zimbabwe    109     450         0     559     150      15       275     119

Totals    36403   90878  26887 [2  154168   89175     267  26432 [2   38294

[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 1997/98
--- 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    226     457        11     695     106       2       294     293
Armenia       0       0         1       2       1       0         0       0
Australi    191     631         0     822      49       0       544     229
Austria       8       0        30      39      27       0         2      10
Azerbaij     30      36         0      66      15       0        33      18
Banglade      9      21       135     165     152       1         0      12
Belgium       7       0        46      52      44       0         3       5
Benin        19     174         0     193       2       0       163      27
Bolivia       6      30         0      36       3       0        27       6
Brazil      212     381       370     963     740       0         0     223
Bulgaria      4       7        13      24      20       0         0       4
Burkina      12      95         0     107       5       0        85      16
Burma         8      28         0      37      23       0         5       8
Byelarus      1       0         8       9       7       0         1       1
Cambodia      0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Cameroon     12      84         0      96      10       0        71      15
Canada        5       0        65      71      65       0         0       5
Central       1      15         0      16       1       0        13       2
Chad         12      95         0     106       3       0        87      16
Chile         8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
China      3289    4246       479    8013    4681       0         2    3330
Colombia     11      40        54     106      89       0         4      12
Costa Ri      3       1         2       6       3       0         0       3
Cote d'I      7     131         2     140      21       0       103      16
Cuba          3       1        10      14      11       0         0       3
Cyprus        0       0         0       1       0       0         0       0
Czech Re     11       0        61      72      50       1         9      12
Denmark       1       0         3       4       3       0         0       1
Dominica      1       1         3       5       4       0         0       1
Ecuador       4       9        17      30      26       0         0       4
Egypt       161     316         0     476     218       5        76     177
El Salva      7       0        33      39      33       0         0       7
Estonia       3       0        30      33      26       3         4       0
Ethiopia      5      15         4      24      20       0         0       5
Finland       5       0        11      16      11       0         0       5
France       40       0       109     149      98       5         8      38
Georgia       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Germany      17       0       150     167     134       0        16      17
Ghana         4      15         3      22      15       0         3       4
Greece       88     348         9     445     125       5       201     113
Guatemal      8       1        30      39      32       0         0       8
Haiti         2       2         0       4       2       0         0       2
Honduras      1       1         2       4       3       0         0       1
Hong Kon     20       0       131     150     109       0        22      20
Hungary       4       0        20      24      19       1         1       3
India       646    2787       109    3542    2874       0        87     581
Indonesi     22       4       414     440     414       5         0      20
Iran         42     152         0     194     142       0        11      42
Iraq         15       9         9      32      22       0         0      10
Ireland       8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
Israel       12      49         9      69      22       0        33      15
Italy        52       0       348     400     340       2         5      53
Japan        76       0       272     348     272       0         0      76
Kazaksta     12      54         0      66      17       0        33      16
Kenya         2       7         9      17      13       0         0       4
Korea, N      7       1        23      30      24       0         0       7
Korea, S    111       0       261     373     261       0         2     110
Kyrgyzst      5      22         0      27      12       0        13       2



Table 5-A, continued

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

Latvia        3       0        22      25       7       0        15       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     10       0        78      88      79       0         0       9
Mali         17     218         0     234      11       0       185      39
Mexico       73     196       348     617     446       8        54     108
Moldova       2       0         2       4       2       0         0       2
Morocco       6       0        46      52      46       0         0       6
Mozambiq      4      16         1      22      11       0         7       4
Netherla      1       0        10      11       9       0         1       1
Nicaragu      0       2         0       3       0       0         2       0
Niger         1       2         1       4       3       0         0       1
Nigeria      19      90        10     119     100       0         0      19
Norway        2       0         3       5       3       0         0       2
Pakistan    390    1524        33    1947    1481       5        65     396
Panama        0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Paraguay     12     114         5     132      15       0        98      18
Peru         15      52        22      89      70       0         7      13
Philippi     23       2        70      94      74       0         0      20
Poland        6       0        87      93      87       0         0       6
Portugal     60       0       169     229     152      16         0      60
Romania      22       0        65      87      65       0         0      22
Russia       58       0       229     287     229       0         0      58
Senegal       3      20         0      23       7       0        13       3
Singapor      2       0        12      14       0       0        12       2
Slovakia      3       0        16      19      13       0         2       4
Somalia       0       2         1       3       3       0         0       0
South Af     15      44        44     102      84       0         0      18
Spain        21     124        76     221     139       1        60      21
Sri Lank      3       1        14      19      15       0         0       3
Sudan        17      87         0     104      13       0        65      25
Sweden        2       0         5       8       5       0         0       2
Switzerl     17       0        30      47      32       0         1      14
Syria        74     348         0     422     100       0       229      93
Taiwan       51       0       283     334     283       0         1      50
Tajikist     12     109         0     121      10       0        87      24
Tanzania     24      65         0      89      11       0        54      24
Thailand    119       7       218     343     255       0         0      88
Togo          7      60         0      67       3       0        51      12
Tunisia       6       2        27      35      28       0         0       7
Turkey      111     718       327    1156    1023       0        22     111
Turkmeni     93     196         0     289      41       0       131     117
Uganda        2      11         0      13       2       0         9       2
Ukraine      16       0        49      65      25       0        22      18
United K     24       0        20      44      20       0         0      24
United S    865    4132         3    5000    2482      -8      1589     936
Uruguay       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Uzbekist    154    1176         1    1331     185       0       914     232
Venezuel      9      17        35      61      46       0         7       9
Vietnam      13       1        57      70      58       0         0      13
Yemen         1      14         0      15       5       0         9       1
Yugoslav     11       0        22      33      22       0         0      11
Zaire         1       3         3       8       7       0         0       1
Zambia        3      22         0      24      14       0         4       6
Zimbabwe     24      98         0     122      33       3        60      26

Totals     7926   19787  5854 [2    33566   19416      58  5755 [2     8338

[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 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   1353    1493         5    2851     470       9      1332    1040
Armenia       2       0         5       7       5       0         0       2
Australi    747    2788         1    3536     210       0      2450     876
Austria      34       0       140     174     125       0        10      39
Azerbaij    127     380         0     507      70       0       300     137
Banglade     42      94       540     676     630       3         0      43
Belgium      25       0       210     235     200       0         5      30
Benin       112     664         0     776      10       0       680      86
Bolivia      21     100         0     121      15       0        80      26
Brazil     1145    1300      2429    4874    3900       0         0     974
Bulgaria     18      30        60     108      90       0         0      18
Burkina      33     407         0     440      25       0       360      55
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     409         0     461      45       0       360      56
Canada       24       0       260     284     260       0         0      24
Central       7      83         0      90       5       0        80       5
Chad         44     384         0     428      15       0       360      53
Chile        39       0       100     139     100       0         0      39
China     13202   19300      3613   36115   21000       0        10   15105
Colombia     51     253       170     474     400       3        20      51
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       280     326     230       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    1568        25    1868     900      25       205     738
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      180       0       500     680     440      25        30     185
Georgia       3       0        10      13      10       0         0       3
Germany      73       0       690     763     600       0        85      78
Ghana        18      70        15     103      70       0        15      18
Greece      439    1382        46    1867     550      14       900     403
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       604     734     520       0       124      90
Hungary      24       0        85     109      80       5         5      19
India      3407   13781        50   17238   13000       0      1270    2968
Indonesi    124      17      2147    2288    2136      50         0     102
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       272       1      1560    1833    1560      10        25     238
Japan       407       0      1341    1748    1400       0         0     348
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    547       1      1504    2052    1475       0        65     512
Kyrgyzst     19     100         0     119      40       0        55      24



Table 6, 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      53         0      68      45       0        10      13
Malawi        3      30        10      43      35       0         5       3
Malaysia     52       0       368     420     375       0         0      45
Mali         79     873         0     952      50       0       825      77
Mexico      341    1077       900    2318    1550      35       400     333
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   1358    7300       279    8937    7000      25       119    1793
Panama        1       0         5       6       5       0         0       1
Paraguay     92     207        25     324      70       0       200      54
Peru         69     312        80     461     350       0        40      71
Philippi    100       4       350     454     350       0         0     104
Poland       21       0       375     396     365       0         5      26
Portugal    289       0       775    1064     710      79         0     275
Romania      96       0       275     371     270       0         0     101
Russia      317       0       900    1217     950       0         0     267
Senegal      15      74         0      89      30       0        45      14
Singapor     13       0        55      68       0       0        60       8
Slovakia      8       0        75      83      60       0        10      13
Somalia       1       7         5      13      12       0         0       1
South Af     62     165       200     427     360       0         0      67
Spain       110     420       390     920     620       5       200      95
Sri Lank     11       5        65      81      65       0         0      16
Sudan        36     460         0     496      60       0       360      76
Sweden       10       0        25      35      25       0         0      10
Switzerl     90       0       145     235     135      19         5      76
Syria       228    1200         0    1428     390       0       700     338
Taiwan      213       0      1350    1563    1325       0         4     234
Tajikist     92     410         0     502      45       0       400      57
Tanzania    109     275         0     384      50       0       225     109
Thailand    528      28      1414    1970    1378      46         0     546
Togo         35     237         0     272      15       0       225      32
Tunisia      23      10       125     158     130       0         0      28
Turkey      544    3600      1150    5294    4575       0       210     509
Turkmeni    407     600         0    1007     180       0       400     427
Uganda        9      80         0      89      10       0        70       9
Ukraine      74       0       250     324     125       0       125      74
United K    110       0        90     200      90       0         0     110
United S   2609   18942       403   21954   11126      -8      6865    3971
Uruguay       5       0        10      15      10       0         0       5
Uzbekist   1304    4750         5    6059     800       0      4550     709
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    112     420         0     532     142      11       270     109

Totals    33813   89247  28719 [2  151779   88482     361  26533 [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 6-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     325         1     621     102       2       290     226
Armenia       0       0         1       2       1       0         0       0
Australi    163     607         0     770      46       0       533     191
Austria       7       0        30      38      27       0         2       8
Azerbaij     28      83         0     110      15       0        65      30
Banglade      9      20       118     147     137       1         0       9
Belgium       5       0        46      51      44       0         1       7
Benin        24     145         0     169       2       0       148      19
Bolivia       5      22         0      26       3       0        17       6
Brazil      249     283       529    1061     849       0         0     212
Bulgaria      4       7        13      24      20       0         0       4
Burkina       7      89         0      96       5       0        78      12
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      89         0     100      10       0        78      12
Canada        5       0        57      62      57       0         0       5
Central       2      18         0      20       1       0        17       1
Chad         10      84         0      93       3       0        78      12
Chile         8       0        22      30      22       0         0       8
China      2874    4202       787    7863    4572       0         2    3289
Colombia     11      55        37     103      87       1         4      11
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        61      71      50       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     341         5     407     196       5        45     161
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       39       0       109     148      96       5         7      40
Georgia       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Germany      16       0       150     166     131       0        19      17
Ghana         4      15         3      22      15       0         3       4
Greece       96     301        10     406     120       3       196      88
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       132     160     113       0        27      20
Hungary       5       0        19      24      17       1         1       4
India       742    3000        11    3753    2830       0       277     646
Indonesi     27       4       467     498     465      11         0      22
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        59       0       340     399     340       2         5      52
Japan        89       0       292     381     305       0         0      76
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    119       0       327     447     321       0        14     111
Kyrgyzst      4      22         0      26       9       0        12       5



Table 6-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      12         0      15      10       0         2       3
Malawi        1       7         2       9       8       0         1       1
Malaysia     11       0        80      91      82       0         0      10
Mali         17     190         0     207      11       0       180      17
Mexico       74     234       196     505     337       8        87      73
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    296    1589        61    1946    1524       5        26     390
Panama        0       0         1       1       1       0         0       0
Paraguay     20      45         5      71      15       0        44      12
Peru         15      68        17     100      76       0         9      15
Philippi     22       1        76      99      76       0         0      23
Poland        5       0        82      86      79       0         1       6
Portugal     63       0       169     232     155      17         0      60
Romania      21       0        60      81      59       0         0      22
Russia       69       0       196     265     207       0         0      58
Senegal       3      16         0      19       7       0        10       3
Singapor      3       0        12      15       0       0        13       2
Slovakia      2       0        16      18      13       0         2       3
Somalia       0       2         1       3       3       0         0       0
South Af     13      36        44      93      78       0         0      15
Spain        24      91        85     200     135       1        44      21
Sri Lank      2       1        14      18      14       0         0       3
Sudan         8     100         0     108      13       0        78      17
Sweden        2       0         5       8       5       0         0       2
Switzerl     20       0        32      51      29       4         1      17
Syria        50     261         0     311      85       0       152      74
Taiwan       46       0       294     340     288       0         1      51
Tajikist     20      89         0     109      10       0        87      12
Tanzania     24      60         0      84      11       0        49      24
Thailand    115       6       308     429     300      10         0     119
Togo          8      52         0      59       3       0        49       7
Tunisia       5       2        27      34      28       0         0       6
Turkey      118     784       250    1153     996       0        46     111
Turkmeni     89     131         0     219      39       0        87      93
Uganda        2      17         0      19       2       0        15       2
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    2422      -2      1495     865
Uruguay       1       0         2       3       2       0         0       1
Uzbekist    284    1034         1    1319     174       0       991     154
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     24      91         0     116      31       2        59      24

Totals     7362   19431  6253 [2    33046   19265      79  5777 [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 1
World Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade
1992/93 - 1997/98 (Season Beginning August 1)
In 1,000 Metric Tons

                                          1996/97 1997/98
        1992/93 1993/94   1994/95 1995/96 EstimateForecast
Production
World To  17961   16707     18639   20254   19431   19787
United S   3531    3513      4281    3897    4124    4132
China      4507    3745      4333    4768    4202    4246
India      2346    2066      2354    2885    3000    2787
Pakistan   1540    1368      1361    1785    1589    1524
Uzbekist   1274    1321      1258    1250    1034    1176
Turkey      574     602       628     852     784     718

Consumption
World To  18686   18606     18644   18932   19265   19416
China      4681    4638      4572    4485    4572    4681
United S   2232    2268      2438    2318    2422    2482
India      2125    2159      2296    2601    2830    2874
Pakistan   1444    1464      1470    1568    1524    1481
EU 4/      1177    1223      1205    1121    1116    1129
S.E. Asi    924     981       981     981     980     880
Turkey      626     700       850     950     996    1023

Imports
World To   5871    6051      6664    6017    6253    5854
EU 4/      1034    1131      1073    1034    1009    1008
S.E. Asi    903     986       951    1023    1000     848
Brazil      397     407       351     385     529     370
Japan       485     434       381     330     292     272
Korea       373     368       380     362     327     261
Russia      577     653       470     239     196     229
China        53     176       884     663     787     479

Exports
World To   5575    5815      6176    6065    5777    5755
United S   1132    1494      2047    1671    1495    1589
Uzbekist   1197    1263      1090     985     991     914
Franc-Zo    446     441       584     609     735     772
Australi    369     366       293     319     533     544
India       234      66        18     145     277      87
Pakistan    256      69        32     312      26      65
Argentin     65      69       197     266     290     294

Ending Stocks
World To   7485    5716      6162    7362    7926    8338
China      2274    1328      1933    2874    3289    3330
United S   1015     769       577     568     865     936
Pakistan    471     369       368     296     390     396
India       563     454       595     742     646     581
EU 4/       318     359       352     351     334     358

 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
1992/93 - 1997/98 (Season Beginning August 1)
In 1,000 480 Lb. Bales

                                          1996/97 1997/98
        1992/93 1993/94   1994/95 1995/96 EstimateForecast
Production
World To  82493   76732     85609   93027   89247   90878
United S  16218   16134     19662   17900   18942   18977
China     20700   17200     19900   21900   19300   19500
India     10775    9487     10814   13250   13781   12800
Pakistan   7073    6282      6250    8200    7300    7000
Uzbekist   5851    6067      5778    5740    4750    5400
Turkey     2635    2766      2886    3911    3600    3300

Consumption
World To  85824   85455     85631   86953   88482   89175
China     21500   21300     21000   20600   21000   21500
United S  10250   10418     11198   10647   11126   11400
India      9761    9916     10544   11946   13000   13200
Pakistan   6634    6725      6750    7200    7000    6800
EU 4/      5407    5617      5535    5149    5125    5185
S.E. Asi   4242    4506      4505    4506    4499    4040
Turkey     2875    3215      3904    4363    4575    4700

Imports
World To  26967   27794     30606   27635   28719   26887
EU 4/      4748    5194      4930    4748    4636    4630
S.E. Asi   4146    4527      4370    4698    4594    3895
Brazil     1823    1869      1612    1768    2429    1700
Japan      2228    1993      1750    1516    1341    1250
Korea      1711    1689      1747    1661    1504    1200
Russia     2650    3000      2159    1100     900    1050
China       242     808      4060    3045    3613    2200

Exports
World To  25605   26707     28365   27856   26533   26432
United S   5201    6862      9402    7675    6865    7300
Uzbekist   5500    5800      5006    4524    4550    4200
Franc-Zo   2048    2026      2682    2798    3377    3547
Australi   1695    1682      1345    1466    2450    2500
India      1075     305        84     666    1270     400
Pakistan   1175     318       148    1433     119     300
Argentin    299     317       905    1222    1332    1350

Ending Stocks
World To  34380   26251     28301   33813   36403   38294
China     10442    6101      8878   13202   15105   15295
United S   4662    3530      2650    2609    3971    4300
Pakistan   2164    1694      1692    1358    1793    1818
India      2585    2085      2731    3407    2968    2668
EU 4/      1461    1651      1615    1611    1532    1643

 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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