22-Skelly-US Cotton Industry Situation and Outlook.pdfVIP

Prospects for United States Cotton Supply and Demand in 2013/14 by Carol Skelly U.S. Department of Agriculture China International Cotton Conference June 6, 2013 Introduction The United States is the world’s third largest cotton producer, after China and India, and the world’s largest cotton exporter. While the indicators are not conclusive, it is likely that the U.S. has been surpassed by China as the world’s largest retail consumer of cotton goods. The U.S. and China are also the world’s highest-volume cotton trading partners, as China is the largest customer of U.S. raw co