WASDE-486-26 September 2010

World Cotton Supply and Use 1/

(Million 480-pound bales)
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: Supply : Use : :
Region :=========================:================: Loss : Ending
:Beginning:Produc-:Imports:Domestic:Exports: 2/ : stocks
: stocks : tion : : : : :
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:
: 2008/09
:
World : 60.61 107.14 30.07 109.94 30.09 -2.65 60.44
United States : 10.05 12.82 3/ 3.59 13.26 -0.32 6.34
Total foreign : 50.56 94.32 30.07 106.35 16.83 -2.33 54.10
Major exporters 4/ : 17.73 42.32 1.54 26.83 13.88 -0.19 21.08
Central Asia 5/ : 2.34 7.08 0.01 1.60 4.45 0.00 3.38
Afr. Fr. Zone 6/ : 0.67 2.41 3/ 0.19 2.15 0.00 0.75
S. Hemis. 7/ : 8.30 8.68 0.31 5.52 4.60 -0.20 7.38
Australia : 0.60 1.50 3/ 0.05 1.20 -0.07 0.93
Brazil : 6.25 5.48 0.05 4.20 2.74 -0.15 4.99
India : 5.63 22.60 0.80 17.75 2.36 0.00 8.92
Major importers 8/ : 30.99 49.21 26.06 75.24 1.88 -2.15 31.29
Mexico : 0.93 0.57 1.32 1.85 0.18 0.03 0.76
China : 20.50 36.70 7.00 44.00 0.08 -2.25 22.37
EU-27 9/ : 0.67 1.23 0.96 1.14 1.01 0.05 0.65
Turkey : 1.95 1.93 2.92 5.10 0.14 -0.09 1.65
Pakistan : 4.47 8.70 1.95 11.25 0.38 0.03 3.47
Indonesia : 0.39 0.03 2.00 2.00 0.02 0.05 0.35
Thailand : 0.32 3/ 1.60 1.60 0.00 0.03 0.29
Bangladesh : 0.62 0.04 3.80 3.75 0.00 0.01 0.70
Vietnam : 0.25 0.01 1.25 1.25 0.00 0.00 0.26
:
: 2009/10 (Estimated)
:
World : 60.44 101.15 36.14 117.20 35.59 -2.04 46.98
United States : 6.34 12.19 3/ 3.45 12.04 0.04 3.00
Total foreign : 54.10 88.96 36.14 113.75 23.55 -2.08 43.98
Major exporters 4/ : 21.08 41.58 1.54 28.74 20.06 -0.19 15.59
Central Asia 5/ : 3.38 5.99 3/ 1.69 5.84 0.00 1.84
Afr. Fr. Zone 6/ : 0.75 2.16 3/ 0.18 2.22 0.00 0.51
S. Hemis. 7/ : 7.38 8.80 0.39 5.70 4.93 -0.20 6.14
Australia : 0.93 1.60 3/ 0.04 2.10 -0.07 0.46
Brazil : 4.99 5.35 0.15 4.40 1.99 -0.15 4.25
India : 8.92 23.20 0.60 19.50 6.55 0.00 6.67
Major importers 8/ : 31.29 44.88 31.92 80.81 2.32 -1.89 26.86
Mexico : 0.76 0.42 1.40 1.90 0.10 0.03 0.56
China : 22.37 32.00 10.94 48.50 0.03 -2.00 18.78
EU-27 9/ : 0.65 1.01 0.91 0.99 1.06 0.05 0.47
Turkey : 1.65 1.75 4.30 5.80 0.15 -0.08 1.83
Pakistan : 3.47 9.60 1.40 11.00 0.75 0.03 2.70
Indonesia : 0.35 0.03 2.10 2.05 0.02 0.05 0.36
Thailand : 0.29 3/ 1.81 1.78 0.01 0.03 0.30
Bangladesh : 0.70 0.05 4.00 4.00 0.00 0.01 0.74
Vietnam : 0.26 0.02 1.70 1.60 0.00 0.00 0.38
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1/ Marketing year beginning August 1. Totals may not add exactly and trade
may not balance due to rounding and other factors. 2/ Generally reflects
cotton lost or destroyed in the marketing channel; for Australia, Brazil,
China, and the United States, reflects the difference between implicit stocks
based on supply less total use and indicated ending stocks. 3/ Less than
5,000 bales. 4/ Includes Egypt and Syria in addition to the countries and
regions listed. 5/ Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. 6/ Benin, Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. 7/
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
8/ In addition to the countries and regions listed, includes Hong Kong, Japan,
Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan. 9/ Includes intra-EU trade.
 WASDE-486-27 September 2010
World Cotton Supply and Use 1/
(Million 480-pound bales)
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: Supply : Use : :
Region :=========================:================: Loss : Ending
:Beginning:Produc-:Imports:Domestic:Exports: 2/ : stocks
: stocks : tion : : : : :
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: 2010/11 (Projected)
World :
August : 47.58 116.85 38.25 120.87 38.24 -2.04 45.61
September : 46.98 116.95 37.96 120.53 37.96 -2.04 45.44
United States :
August : 3.10 18.53 0.01 3.40 15.00 0.04 3.20
September : 3.00 18.84 3/ 3.60 15.50 0.04 2.70
Total foreign :
August : 44.48 98.32 38.24 117.47 23.24 -2.08 42.41
September : 43.98 98.11 37.96 116.93 22.46 -2.08 42.74
Major exporters 4/ :
August : 15.95 48.54 1.94 29.93 19.85 -0.19 16.84
September : 15.59 49.17 2.12 30.03 19.12 -0.19 17.90
Central Asia 5/Aug : 2.01 6.97 0.01 1.73 5.72 0.00 1.53
Sep : 1.84 6.97 0.01 1.73 5.66 0.00 1.43
Afr. Fr. Zn. 6/Aug : 0.51 2.66 3/ 0.18 2.45 0.00 0.53
Sep : 0.51 2.76 3/ 0.18 2.57 0.00 0.52
S. Hemis 7/ Aug : 6.15 11.32 0.81 5.95 4.73 -0.20 7.80
Sep : 6.14 11.84 1.11 5.95 5.45 -0.20 7.90
Australia Aug : 0.46 2.30 3/ 0.04 2.00 -0.07 0.80
Sep : 0.46 3.00 3/ 0.04 2.50 -0.07 1.00
Brazil Aug : 4.26 7.00 0.60 4.60 1.90 -0.15 5.51
Sep : 4.25 7.00 0.90 4.60 2.20 -0.15 5.50
India Aug : 6.87 26.00 0.63 20.40 6.50 0.00 6.59
Sep : 6.67 26.00 0.50 20.50 5.00 0.00 7.67
Major importers 8/ :
August : 26.95 46.92 33.62 83.33 2.09 -1.89 23.96
September : 26.86 46.19 33.17 82.69 2.11 -1.89 23.31
Mexico Aug : 0.56 0.64 1.40 1.90 0.15 0.03 0.53
Sep : 0.56 0.61 1.40 1.90 0.15 0.03 0.50
China Aug : 19.28 33.00 12.50 50.00 0.03 -2.00 16.76
Sep : 18.78 32.50 12.75 50.00 0.03 -2.00 16.01
EU-27 9/ Aug : 0.46 1.38 0.82 0.91 1.26 0.05 0.44
Sep : 0.47 1.38 0.84 0.93 1.28 0.05 0.43
Turkey Aug : 1.83 2.30 3.40 6.00 0.15 -0.08 1.46
Sep : 1.83 2.30 3.40 6.00 0.15 -0.08 1.46
Pakistan Aug : 2.30 9.50 2.30 11.50 0.30 0.03 2.27
Sep : 2.70 9.30 1.80 11.00 0.30 0.03 2.47
Indonesia Aug : 0.36 0.03 2.20 2.10 0.02 0.05 0.42
Sep : 0.36 0.03 2.13 2.10 0.02 0.05 0.35
Thailand Aug : 0.29 3/ 1.80 1.78 0.01 0.03 0.28
Sep : 0.30 3/ 1.75 1.70 0.01 0.03 0.32
Bangladesh Aug : 0.74 0.05 4.25 4.25 0.00 0.01 0.78
Sep : 0.74 0.05 4.15 4.20 0.00 0.01 0.73
Vietnam Aug : 0.38 0.02 1.75 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.35
Sep : 0.38 0.02 1.70 1.75 0.00 0.00 0.35
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1/ Marketing year beginning August 1. Totals may not add exactly and trade
may not balance due to rounding and other factors. 2/ Generally reflects
cotton lost or destroyed in the marketing channel; for Australia, Brazil, and
the United States, reflects the difference between implicit stocks based on
supply less total use and indicated ending stocks. 3/ Less than 5,000 bales.
4/ Includes Egypt and Syria in addition to the countries and regions listed.
5/ Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan. 6/ Benin, Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,
Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. 7/ Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, Paraguay, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. 8/ In addition to the
countries and regions listed, includes Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, South Korea,
and Taiwan. 9/ Includes intra-EU trade.