Cotton: World Markets and Trade (Oct. 2001)

Southern Belt Production Falls
After a Decade of Growth

Graph showing Production and Price of Cotton in the Southern Belt (MY92/93 - MY01/02 forecast)

After a decade of nearly continuous growth, production in the southern belt in MY2001/02 is expected to decline by nearly 30 percent from last year. Originally, USDA's July southern belt forecast for MY2001/02 showed a 5-percent increase in area from last year. In October, however, due to declining world cotton prices, among other considerations area is expected to be fall 15 percent from last year. Compared to the July forecast expected area is now 22 percent lower in Brazil and 14 percent lower in Australia. Because of a later planting season than northern crops, southern belt producers were able to react to the fall in world prices since the beginning of the year by adjusting their planting intentions, unlike northern producers whose crops were already planted.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

U.S. Cotton Outlook

World Cotton Outlook

Cotton Prices

U.S. Cotton Highlights

Most statistical tables contained in this circular may be viewed in Adobe Acrobat format ® (.pdf) or downloaded as Lotus 1-2-3 ® spreadsheets (.wk3).

Tables

Table 1: World Cotton Supply, Use and Trade, 1995/96-2001/2002 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 2: World Cotton Supply, Use and Trade, 1995/96-2001/2002 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 3: FY 99 GSM-102 and Supplier Credit Programs {.pdf}
Table 4: Area, Yield, and Production by Country 2000/2001-2001/2002 {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 5: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2001/2002 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 5-A: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2001/2002 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 6: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2000/2001 (1,000 480-lb. bales) {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 6-A: Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country, 2000/2001 (1,000 metric tons) {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 7: Export Sales Summary {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 8: Northern European Cotton and Adjusted World Price {.pdf}
Table 9: World Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 10: United States Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 11: Foreign Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization {.pdf, .wk3}
Table 12: New Independent States Cotton Supply and Demand, MY 1991/92-2001/2002 {.pdf, .wk3}

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Last modified: Tuesday, August 30, 2005