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Marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (August to July) area for Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal is expected to rebound 77 percent to 1

China’s marketing year (MY) 21/22 cotton imports are projected to increase slightly to 2

Post forecasts market year (MY) 2021/22 cotton fiber production will reach record levels for a fourth consecutive year, at 1

Pakistan’s cotton production for Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast at 5.3 million 480 pound (lb) bales, up 18 percent from the revised 2020/21 estimate...

In MY 2020/21, cotton production is estimated at 1.4 million 480 lb. bales, down 16.4 percent from the previous season due to a decrease in area planted, unfavorable weather conditions during harvest, and average yields.

Following a 20 percent decline in 2020/21, cotton imports are forecast higher in 2021/22 on stronger global and domestic demand for textile and textile products.

In market year (MY) 2021/22, cotton area harvested is forecast to increase seven percent to 70,000 hectares (ha), from 65,000 ha in MY 2020/21.

Post forecasts India’s MY 2021/22 cotton production will increase by three percent to 29.7 million 480 lb. bales on a lower area of 13 million hectares.

Cotton production in Australia is set to climb to 3.9 million bales in marketing year (MY) 2021/22, 50 percent higher than the estimated MY 2020/21 result and 15 percent above the previous 10-year average.

For 2021/22, Post forecasts cotton planted area to rebound 11 percent compared to the current season, to 1.6 million hectares.

The 2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world. This summary lists only the United States’ primary trading partners.

Vietnam’s success in controlling COVID-19 has allowed textile and garment companies to maintain their operations, despite short-term disruptions.