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Strong Production Growth in Brazil Stimulates Exports

The Brazilian production forecast for MY 2000/01 increased to 3.7 million bales, 20 percent above the MY1999/00 revised estimate of 3.1 million, and nearly triple the 1996/97 level. Imports, which accounted for over 60 percent of consumption in MY1996/97, now account for less than 25 percent as production increases continue to outpace strong consumption growth of the past 4 years. Likewise, exports are expected to increase significantly for the first time in several years, due to sales of cotton orginating in Mato Grosso.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

U.S. Cotton Outlook

World Cotton Outlook

Cotton Prices

U.S. Cotton Highlights

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Last modified: Tuesday, August 30, 2005