FAS Commodity Trade Info: Cotton

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Cotton Analysis

Commodity and Country Analysis
- Cotton: World Markets and Trade
Special Articles/Presentations
- USDA Approves Final Regulations for the 2008 Through 2012 Cotton Programs (10/30/08)
- World Cotton Import Demand Trends Up (04/08/08: .pdf)
- China’s Cotton Supply and Demand: Issues and Impact on the World Market (Economic Research Service: 11/06/07)
- U.S. Cotton Exports To Drop by 28 Percent in 2006/07 (June 2007; .pdf)
- Sluggish Mexican Cotton Consumption Pushes Imports of U.S. Cotton Lower (July 2006; .pdf)
- Explanation of Revisions to the China Cotton Balance Sheet ICEC (May 2005; .pdf)
- Special China report (November 2004; .pdf)
Data
- United States:
  - Historical Data From the U.S. Trade Internet System (1989–Present)
  - Production, Supply and Demand (World Agricultural Outlook Board)
- Global:
  - Production, Supply and Distribution: PSDonline
Links
FAS Export Programs
- Cooperator: Cotton Council International (CCI)
- Cooperator: National Cotton Council
FAS Market Specific Reports
- FAS Attache Reports database
  - Exporter Guides – Overview of the country, economy and market.
  - Retail Guides – Overview including products with market potential, channels of distribution.
  - Sector Guides – HRI, etc.
  - Food and Agricultural Import Regulations (FAIRS) – Overview publication.
  - Commodity Reports
Contact Information:

Commodity/Contact	Area of Expertise	Phone	E-mail
Cotton
James Johnson	Cotton	202-690-1546	James.Johnson@usda.gov
Keith Scearce	Cotton	202-720-0139	Keith.Scearce@usda.gov