COTTON AND WOOL OUTLOOK August 13, 1996 Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON AND WOOL OUTLOOK is published monthly (except January) by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20005-4788. CWS--0796. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996/97 U.S. Production and Area Lowered Based on this year's initial USDA survey, 1996 U.S. cotton production is forecast at 18.58 million bales, nearly 4 percent above last season, but 5.5 percent below 1994/95's record. Upland production is projected at 18 million bales while the extra-long staple crop is estimated at 576,000. During the past 10 years, the August forecast has been above final production 5 times and below 5 times. Past differences between the August forecast and final production estimate indicate that chances are two out of three that the 1996 cotton crop will range between 17.0 and 20.2 million bales. USDA's production forecast was below the private forecasters' range (18.7 to 19.5 million bales) and 400,000 bales below last month's projection. Upland production is expected to rise in each region except the Southwest, where above-average abandonment--caused by drought, hail, and wind damage--has kept projected production 17 percent below last season at 3.8 million bales. However, the Southeast and the West are both up 15 percent from 1995/96 at 4.4 million and 3.7 million bales, respectively. The Delta is projected at 6.1 million bales, 3 percent above a year ago. Although planted area was 120,000 acres below the June Acreage report, harvested area was lowered more than 700,000 acres from the July estimate. A 21-percent abandonment rate in Texas pulled the U.S. cotton harvested area projection down to 13 million acres, implying a national abandonment rate of nearly 9 percent or a loss of 1.2 million acres (1.1 million in Texas). Based on the harvested area, however, the U.S. average yield is placed at 686 pounds per acre, well above last season but 22 pounds below 1994/95's record. While the U.S. cotton crop is progressing ahead of normal, the average condition of the crop remains near that of 1995. As of August 11, 96 percent of the crop was setting bolls, compared with 88 percent last year and a 5-year average of 86 percent. In addition, 11 percent of the crop had bolls opening, compared with 10 percent in 1995 and an average of 8 percent. Although 61 percent of the area is rated "good" to "excellent," similar to a year ago, a larger percentage (15 percent) of the 1996 crop is in the "poor" to "very poor" category, compared with 8 percent last season. A major contributor to this category is Texas, where nearly one-third of the State's crop is rated "poor" or "very poor." In the other States, however, over two- thirds of the crops are "good" or "excellent." Based on the production forecast and carryin stocks of 2.6 million bales, total supply (including imports) for the 1996 marketing year is projected at 21.6 million bales, 3 percent above last season. Total use, however, is projected to decline 4 percent from 1995/96 to 17.6 million bales, the smallest offtake in 3 years. Both mill use and export estimates for 1996/97 were left unchanged from last month. However, mill use is expected to total above last season while exports are projected to fall over a million bales to 6.6 million. Tougher competition from abroad will likely keep the U.S. share of world trade, currently estimated near 25 percent, below the previous two seasons. Consequently, U.S. stocks are expected to rise 1.4 million bales by season's end to 4 million. The implied stocks-to-use ratio is 22.7 percent, compared with 14.2 percent in 1995/96. Lower Chinese Consumption; Lower Uzbek Production and Exports Changes in the foreign cotton supply and demand outlook were minor in August. The forecast for foreign consumption in 1996/97 was reduced 300,000 bales to 75.7 million. Foreign production was revised downward 200,000 bales to 69.8 million, and foreign exports were revised downward 200,000 bales to 20.1 million. Foreign ending stocks were revised upward 850,000 bales to 31.7 million, largely reflecting a 550,000-bale increase in estimated beginning stocks. China's consumption for 1995/96 and 1996/97 was lowered a combined total of 800,000 bales this month. Lower than expected yarn production in China in recent months, and increasing evidence that manmade fibers have substituted for cotton during 1995/96, led to a 500,000-bale reduction in the estimate for 1995/96 consumption. While a rebound is expected in 1996/97, consumption prospects nonetheless appear weaker than in July. India's 1995/96 consumption was revised up 200,000 bales to 11.2 million, as mill use reported through May 1996 exceeded earlier expectations. India's consumption has increased steadily during the last 4 years, and India had the world's largest consumption gain in 1995/96 as its textile sector expanded. However, consumption is not expected to grow in 1996/97. Estimated 1995/96 foreign production was raised 300,000 bales this month as gin arrivals in India continue to surpass previous expectations. Late-season weather has apparently been quite favorable for southern India's cotton crop, and India's 1995/96 production is estimated to have grown 1.1 million bales from the year before. Due to lower prices in India this year, India's 1996/97 crop is expected to fall 1.4 million bales, to 10.5 million, unchanged from July's estimate. The forecast for China's crop was also unchanged this month, at 19 million bales, down 13 percent from 1995/96's 21.9 million. While flooding in China's southern provinces has been extensive, it is not believed to have affected the cotton crop significantly. Much uncertainty surrounds China's crop--even historical production levels remain the subject of debate--and, typically, reliable new information concerning the size and even the direction of the crop is not available until later in the fall. The Uzbekistan 1996/97 cotton crop forecast was reduced 200,000 bales this month, to 5.3 million, due to lower expected yields. Uzbekistan production had already been forecast 200,000 bales below a year-earlier following a cooler spring with increased rainfall. Cool weather delayed plantings and increased rainfall washed out some fields, bringing replanting back to more normal levels than the last 2 years. Temperature and rainfall improved in May, and by June only a small portion of the country bordering Turkmenistan suffered from below average temperatures, down about 2 degrees C. Although average temperatures were normal, maximum temperatures during June were low, diminishing crop prospects. Due to smaller expected supplies, Uzbek exports were also reduced 200,000 bales. U.S. Mill Use Improves Cotton mill consumption improved in June according to the latest report from the U.S. Commerce Department. U.S. mill use averaged a seasonally adjusted 42,300 480-pound bales per day in June, the highest of the season and 1,000 bales above June 1995. During June 1996, the actual daily rate totaled 42,700 bales, equal to the revised May figure. On a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, June consumption jumped above 11 million bales for the first time in over a year. Cotton mill use during the first 11 months of 1995/96 surpassed 9.7 million bales, compared with nearly 10.5 million for the same period in 1994/95. Based on the recent improvement in monthly mill consumption, the cotton mill use estimate for 1995/96 is now expected to approach 10.6 million bales. The preliminary July report will be released later this month. For 1996/97, cotton mill consumption is projected to rise as plentiful supplies are expected to be available at relatively lower prices than during 1995/96. In addition, demand is showing signs of improvement. Retail sales at apparel and accessory stores are rising while inventories there continue to decline. With consumer demand expanding, cotton mill consumption is expected to benefit as cotton-rich products continue to be preferred by consumers. In 1996/97, U.S. cotton mill use is expected to climb about 4 percent to 11 million bales, slightly below the average annual growth experienced during 1990-94. Cotton Prices Lower, Manmade Unchanged Through mid-July, the average price received by upland producers fell to 77.4 cents per pound from a revised June price of 78.6 cents. During July 1995, the average price was 80.1 cents. Upland spot prices slid 3 cents in July, averaging about 77 cents per pound. Similarly, ELS spot prices slipped about 6 cents to $1.34 per pound. With upland prices declining recently, producers have contracted a smaller percentage of their acreage in 1996 than in the previous two seasons. As of August 1, only 21 percent of the cotton crop had been forward contracted, compared with 36 percent last year and 30 percent in 1994. By region, the Southeast had contracted one-third of its acreage; the Delta, 25 percent; the West, 21 percent; and the Southwest, 12 percent. All percentages were below a year earlier. Upland mill-delivered cotton prices also decreased in July to 82.2 cents per pound, compared with 86 cents in June and $1.00 in July 1995. Manmade fiber prices, however, have remained stable the past 3 months. Polyester staple in July was reported at 78 cents per pound, while rayon staple averaged $1.15. Cotton's price competitiveness has improved, as evidenced by the recent rise in cotton mill consumption. Textile Trade Deficit Declines in 1996 Revised U.S. textile trade data for January through May 1996 indicate weaker imports and stronger exports for all major fibers. Total textile imports, at 2.9 billion pounds, are 6 percent below the first 5 months of 1995 while textile exports rose 9 percent to 1.4 billion. Total cotton exports increased nearly 13 percent to 606 million pounds and manmade fiber exports, at 652 million, were up 5 percent from January through May 1995. As a result, the textile trade deficit for the first 5 months of 1996 totaled 1.56 billion pounds, compared with 1.85 billion in 1995. Total U.S. textile imports rose in May to 610 million pounds, 9 percent above the previous month but 5 percent below May 1995 shipments. Increases in cotton, wool and manmade fiber imports more than offset slight declines in linen and silk textiles. Also, larger imports of all end uses (except floor coverings) occurred in May, with apparel imports up nearly 47 million pounds (14 percent) from a month earlier. U.S. textile exports totaled a record 300 million pounds in May, 6 percent above a month earlier and 11 percent above a year ago. Overall, exports of all fibers and all end uses were above April shipments. Large increases in cotton and manmade fiber yarn, thread, and fabric and apparel exports account for most of the gain. Total apparel shipments, at 137 million pounds, were nearly 25 percent above a year earlier, with cotton apparel accounting for 62 percent of the total. Additional tables on cotton textile trade are included in this report covering imports and exports by country of destination. In May, Asian countries accounted for 50 percent (171 million pounds) of U.S. cotton textile imports. Four countries--Hong Kong, China, India, and Pakistan--represented 55 percent of total Asian shipments to the U.S. North American countries continue to expand cotton textile exports and in May shipments represented 35 percent of U.S. textile imports. Mexico, the largest cotton textile exporter to the U.S., shipped nearly 45 million pounds of textiles with apparel accounting for 77 percent of Mexico's shipments. U.S. imports from Mexico in May were up 15 percent from April and 25 percent above a year ago. Similarly, May imports from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua were all higher than shipments made a year ago. Conversely, Asian shipments were down 10 percent from May 1995 with most of the decrease occurring in imports from China. The majority of U.S. cotton textile exports are shipped to North American countries. In May, shipments to North America totaled 102 million pounds and represented 75 percent of U.S. cotton textile exports. Overall, exports to North America were up 19 percent compared with May 1995. Mexico imported nearly 33 million pounds of textile products with apparel accounting for 75 percent of U.S. shipments. Canada, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica and Costa Rica are other major North American markets for cotton textiles. The next Cotton and Wool Outlook (CWS-0896) will be released on September 12. For further information, contact Leslie Meyer at (202) 501-8528 (U.S. Cotton), Steve MacDonald at (202) 219-1179 (Foreign Cotton), or Robert Skinner at (202) 219-0767 (Textiles and Wool). U.S. COTTON SUPPLY AND USE ESTIMATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996/97 ---------------------------- Item 1995/96 Jun Jul Aug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upland: Million acres Planted 16.72 14.98 14.10 13.98 Harvested 15.80 13.74 13.45 12.73 Pounds Yield/harvested acre 533 645 657 679 Million 480-lb. bales Beginning stocks 2.59 2.67 2.56 2.56 Production 17.53 18.46 18.46 18.00 Total supply 1/ 20.49 21.41 21.41 20.95 Mill use 10.50 10.90 10.90 10.90 Exports 7.45 6.38 6.19 6.19 Total use 17.95 17.28 17.09 17.09 Ending stocks 2.56 4.13 4.32 3.89 Percent Stocks-to-use ratio 14.3 23.9 25.3 22.7 Extra-long staple: 1,000 acres Planted 215 265 264 264 Harvested 211 260 259 262 Pounds Yield/harvested acre 836 1,000 1,000 1,056 1,000 480-lb. bales Beginning stocks 59 27 37 37 Production 368 542 540 576 Total supply 1/ 437 594 592 623 Mill use 100 100 100 100 Exports 300 425 410 410 Total use 400 525 510 510 Ending stocks 37 69 82 113 Percent Stocks-to-use ratio 9.3 13.1 16.1 22.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on USDA estimates. 1/ Includes imports. WORLD COTTON SUPPLY AND USE ESTIMATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996/97 ------------------------------ Item 1995/96 Jun Jul Aug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Supply: Million 480-lb. bales Beginning stocks World 29.29 33.34 33.78 34.33 Foreign 26.64 30.64 31.18 31.73 Production World 90.94 90.00 88.99 88.35 Foreign 73.04 71.00 69.99 69.77 Imports World 27.03 27.00 26.57 26.57 Foreign 26.66 26.70 26.17 26.17 Use: Mill use World 85.00 88.00 86.97 86.67 Foreign 74.40 77.00 75.97 75.67 Exports World 27.76 27.00 26.95 26.73 Foreign 20.01 20.20 20.35 20.13 Ending stocks World 34.33 35.00 35.23 35.68 Foreign 31.73 30.80 30.83 31.68 Stocks-to-use ratio Percent World 40.4 39.8 40.5 41.2 Foreign 42.6 40.0 40.6 41.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on USDA estimates. FIBER SUPPLY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 -------------------------- Item Apr May Jun Jun ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: 1,000 480-lb. bales Ginnings 0 0 0 0 Imports since August 1 41.8 90.2 NA 19.0 Stocks, beginning 7,297 5,814 4,538 4,971 At mills 641 662 660 787 Public storage 5,575 4,519 3,513 3,625 CCC stocks 1,501 1,103 752 613 Manmade: Million pounds Production 795.1 811.3 829.9 844.1 Noncellulosic 755.0 769.3 788.6 799.1 Cellulosic 40.1 42.0 41.3 45.0 Total since January 1 3,158.9 3,968.2 4,798.1 4,830.4 1996 1995 --------------------------- Mar Apr May May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Million pounds Raw fiber imports 92.3 91.1 93.7 97.5 Noncellulosic 85.5 85.9 88.3 90.8 Cellulosic 6.8 5.2 5.4 6.7 Total since January 1 256.0 347.1 440.8 473.5 Wool and Mohair: 1,000 pounds Raw wool imports, clean 8,763 5,574 7,011 11,450 48's-and-finer 6,162 3,824 5,232 8,028 Not-finer-than-46's 2,601 1,750 1,779 3,422 Total since January 1 27,578 33,151 40,163 46,347 Wool top imports 103 402 429 305 Total since January 1 902 1,304 1,733 2,191 Mohair imports, clean 0 2 2 0 Total since January 1 5 7 9 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NA = Not available. COTTON SYSTEM FIBER CONSUMPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 --------------------------- Item Apr May Jun Jun ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: 1,000 480-lb. bales All consumed by mills 1/ 921 981 855 909 Total since August 1 1/ 7,892 8,874 9,728 10,454 SA annual rate 2/ 10,722 10,780 11,073 10,778 SA daily rate 2/ 40.9 41.1 42.3 41.3 Daily rate 41.9 42.7 42.7 41.3 Upland consumed by mills 1/ 905 965 838 898 Total since August 1 1/ 7,800 8,765 9,604 10,359 SA annual rate 2/ 10,525 10,600 10,868 10,654 SA daily rate 2/ 40.2 40.5 41.5 40.8 Daily rate 41.1 42.0 41.9 40.8 Spindles in place 6,344 6,237 6,213 7,128 Active spindles 5,777 5,702 5,684 6,651 100 percent cotton 2,645 2,634 2,627 2,888 100 percent manmade 1,016 980 1,009 1,121 Blends 2,116 2,088 2,048 2,642 Percent Cotton's share of fibers 78.6 77.8 77.2 76.2 Manmade: 1,000 pounds Total consumed by mills 1/ 120,670 134,498 120,808 136,558 Total since August 1 1/ 1,053,938 1,188,436 1,309,243 1,504,751 Daily rate 5,485 5,848 6,040 6,207 Noncellulosic staple 4,676 5,015 5,155 5,389 Cellulosic staple 809 833 885 818 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to calendar month. 2/ SA = seasonally adjusted. FIBER EXPORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 -------------------------- Item Mar Apr May May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: 1,000 480-lb. bales Upland exports 739 552 329 639 Total since August 1 6,081 6,633 6,962 8,333 Sales for next season 96 36 48 179 Total since August 1 377 413 461 3,399 ELS exports 38.7 24.5 13.2 45.7 Total since August 1 229.0 253.5 266.6 357.8 Sales for next season 25.7 12.1 10.5 8.3 Total since August 1 139.7 151.7 162.2 156.2 Manmade: Million pounds Raw fiber exports 97.5 88.7 93.0 76.8 Noncellulosic 91.5 83.0 84.5 72.3 Cellulosic 6.0 5.7 8.5 4.5 Total since January 1 269.4 358.1 451.1 414.7 Wool and Mohair: 1,000 pounds Raw wool exports, clean 440.5 440.9 506.9 964.6 Total since January 1 960.3 1,365.2 1,872.1 2,910.3 Wool top exports 842.0 659.6 739.9 1,111.6 Total since January 1 2,812.1 3,471.7 4,211.6 4,828.1 Mohair exports, clean 323.9 214.2 129.9 216.9 Total since January 1 1,767.5 1,981.7 2,111.6 2,304.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIBER PRICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 ----------------------------- Item May Jun Jul Jul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Domestic cotton prices: Cents per pound Adjusted World Price 69.87 68.55 64.39 73.02 Oct'96 futures 82.53 76.58 72.67 75.59 Dec'96 futures 81.86 76.43 73.35 73.87 Upland spot 41-34 83.22 80.23 76.84 93.28 Pima spot 03-46 154.35 140.00 133.74 136.50 Avg. price received by: Upland producers 78.10 78.60 77.40 80.10 Mill delivered: Cotton Actual 90.20 85.99 82.18 100.04 Raw fiber equivalent 100.22 95.54 91.31 111.16 Rayon staple Actual 115.00 115.00 115.00 125.00 Raw fiber equivalent 119.79 119.79 119.79 130.21 Polyester staple Actual 80.00 78.00 78.00 92.00 Raw fiber equivalent 83.33 81.25 81.25 95.83 Price ratios Percent Cotton/rayon 83.7 79.8 76.2 85.4 Cotton/polyester 120.3 117.6 112.4 116.0 Northern Europe cotton quotes: Cents per pound A Index 83.23 82.80 79.68 NQ Memphis Territory 95.60 93.25 NQ NQ California/Arizona 98.50 93.25 83.50 NQ B Index 77.71 77.25 74.04 92.79 Orleans/Texas 89.00 85.75 81.19 NQ Wool prices (clean): Dollars per pound U.S. 56's 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.75 Australian 56's 1/ 1.84 1.81 1.82 2.45 U.S. 60's 1.56 1.55 1.55 2.09 Australian 60's 1/ 1.95 1.99 1.94 2.61 U.S. 64's 1.95 1.92 1.92 2.61 Australian 64's 1/ 2.42 2.45 2.36 2.92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NQ = No quotes. 1/ In bond, Charleston, SC. 1996 ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION ESTIMATES ------------------------------------------------------------------- State/ Region Planted Harvested Yield Production ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lbs./ 1,000 1,000 acres harvested acre bales Upland: Alabama 560 556 600 695 Florida 101 100 672 140 Georgia 1,380 1,375 698 2,000 N. Carolina 750 735 679 1,040 S. Carolina 270 265 743 410 Virginia 103 102 706 150 Southeast 3,164 3,133 679 4,435 Arkansas 1,000 990 824 1,700 Louisiana 950 940 766 1,500 Mississippi 1,050 1,030 792 1,700 Missouri 410 405 640 540 Tennessee 530 520 600 650 Delta 3,940 3,885 752 6,090 Kansas 2 2 311 1 Oklahoma 290 240 340 170 Texas 5,200 4,100 427 3,650 Southwest 5,492 4,342 422 3,821 Arizona 325 324 1,230 830 California 1,000 995 1,327 2,750 New Mexico 58 54 667 75 West 1,383 1,373 1,278 3,655 Total Upland 13,979 12,733 679 18,001 Pima: Arizona 40 40 842 70 California 165 165 1,207 415 New Mexico 17 17 678 24 Texas 42 40 804 67 Total Pima 264 262 1,056 576 Total All 14,243 12,995 686 18,577 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on the August Crop Production report. TEXTILE TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 ----------------------------- Item Mar Apr May May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Imports: 1,000 pounds 1/ Yarn, thread, and fabric 156,244 171,897 173,257 190,550 Cotton 59,251 70,895 72,479 84,068 Linen 26,665 26,278 22,557 29,713 Wool 3,372 3,740 3,804 3,998 Silk 644 680 709 742 Manmade 66,312 70,303 73,709 72,029 Apparel 340,372 333,652 380,229 391,331 Cotton 204,013 197,358 225,891 228,180 Linen 7,587 6,798 8,845 11,449 Wool 10,242 11,582 13,788 13,644 Silk 8,796 9,232 8,679 8,520 Manmade 109,734 108,682 123,027 129,539 House furnishings 28,427 26,803 27,740 31,162 Cotton 20,966 19,798 20,585 22,959 Linen 135 106 152 372 Wool 86 67 88 113 Silk 28 37 8 17 Manmade 7,213 6,794 6,907 7,700 Floor covering 19,147 21,979 21,444 24,918 Cotton 3,191 4,449 2,888 4,755 Linen 2,281 2,410 2,406 3,169 Wool 4,887 5,911 6,253 7,768 Silk 230 236 266 510 Manmade 8,558 8,972 9,630 8,716 Total imports 2/ 549,585 559,613 609,833 644,966 Cotton 290,319 295,252 325,790 343,117 Linen 36,703 35,616 34,002 44,799 Wool 18,637 21,395 24,072 25,785 Silk 9,702 10,190 9,663 9,790 Manmade 194,224 197,159 216,305 221,476 Exports: 1,000 pounds 1/ Yarn, thread, and fabric 123,971 121,258 126,650 128,585 Cotton 45,675 45,911 45,324 44,506 Linen 3,166 3,372 3,482 3,126 Wool 3,169 3,445 3,687 3,463 Silk 1,319 1,230 1,455 1,416 Manmade 70,642 67,300 72,703 76,074 Apparel 123,585 124,238 137,203 109,922 Cotton 72,932 76,011 84,450 66,491 Linen 2,618 2,056 2,303 1,828 Wool 6,168 5,445 6,788 4,808 Silk 2,014 1,794 2,387 1,518 Manmade 39,852 38,932 41,275 35,277 House furnishings 6,140 5,851 5,869 5,239 Cotton 3,965 3,484 3,499 3,048 Linen 257 180 275 258 Wool 56 68 102 55 Silk 59 87 160 171 Manmade 1,802 2,031 1,832 1,708 Floor covering 30,657 29,929 29,986 26,594 Cotton 3,138 2,805 3,347 2,437 Linen 1,273 1,256 1,242 1,214 Wool 1,727 1,512 1,504 1,174 Silk 3/ --- --- --- --- Manmade 24,519 24,356 23,892 21,768 Total exports 2/ 284,847 281,585 299,971 270,586 Cotton 125,791 128,269 136,669 116,521 Linen 7,331 6,877 7,312 6,433 Wool 11,156 10,492 12,103 9,520 Silk 3,392 3,111 4,001 3,106 Manmade 137,178 132,835 139,886 135,006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Raw fiber equivalent. Data for 1996 have been revised. 2/ Includes headgear. 3/ Absence of trade. U.S. COTTON TEXTILE IMPORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 ---------------------------- Country Mar Apr May May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds 1/ North America 100,256 99,147 114,936 99,702 Canada 8,217 8,787 8,819 7,272 Costa Rica 6,082 6,421 7,851 7,609 Dominican Republic 11,623 11,382 13,504 14,375 El Salvador 7,658 6,630 6,895 7,098 Guatemala 5,937 5,477 6,519 5,875 Haiti 768 744 988 642 Honduras 13,454 11,960 15,406 11,216 Jamaica 7,981 6,296 7,190 7,704 Mexico 35,941 38,876 44,714 35,685 Nicaragua 1,840 1,949 2,338 1,089 South America 9,169 9,637 8,773 11,070 Argentina 197 123 64 92 Brazil 4,232 4,233 3,827 5,453 Chile 603 550 680 407 Columbia 2,489 2,354 2,369 2,553 Peru 1,415 1,705 1,565 1,774 Venezuela 5 27 35 541 Europe 21,249 20,420 19,815 23,291 Estonia 838 1,014 873 955 France 516 549 404 544 Germany 0 0 0 524 Italy 2,705 2,657 2,665 2,260 Portugal 2,217 1,985 2,625 2,653 Russia 747 965 1,160 1,433 Spain 1,304 1,196 815 2,152 Turkey 8,635 8,492 7,042 8,700 United Kingdom 906 670 885 665 Asia 148,466 153,323 170,943 190,839 Bahrain 586 498 639 1,131 Bangladesh 9,061 5,464 9,475 9,866 China 19,707 17,522 25,188 35,854 Hong Kong 14,757 19,872 25,308 28,923 India 22,544 26,551 22,458 22,070 Indonesia 9,113 8,081 10,414 9,966 Israel 2,079 2,311 1,765 2,594 Japan 1,015 1,222 1,253 1,732 Macao 2,339 2,634 3,768 3,884 Malaysia 3,502 3,466 4,473 5,107 Nepal 1,499 1,197 1,265 585 Oman 1,157 1,171 1,395 1,167 Pakistan 18,539 18,693 21,227 18,905 Philippines 8,752 7,885 8,038 8,129 Quatar 758 608 623 748 Singapore 1,676 1,754 1,560 2,235 South Korea 4,403 5,448 5,803 6,317 Sri Lanka 6,816 6,219 5,077 5,753 Taiwan 8,624 11,141 11,152 11,569 Thailand 5,984 6,248 5,899 8,536 U Arab Em 2,563 2,904 2,056 3,115 Oceania 1,304 1,673 1,164 2,050 Australia 540 979 642 1,259 Fiji 490 489 386 693 Africa 8,339 9,395 8,770 13,788 Egypt 4,059 4,929 3,623 7,969 Lesotho 1,066 775 1,082 1,030 Mauritius 1,175 1,247 1,183 1,301 Morocco 342 408 619 707 South Africa 459 747 843 851 Tunisia 105 216 119 409 World 2/ 288,784 293,595 324,400 343,117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Raw fiber equivalent. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. U.S. COTTON TEXTILE EXPORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 --------------------------- Country Mar Apr May May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds 1/ North America 89,743 91,809 101,885 85,568 Canada 17,551 17,555 18,790 18,840 Costa Rica 6,409 5,222 8,426 5,139 Dominican Republic 10,308 11,102 12,080 10,570 El Salvador 3,477 3,227 3,420 4,152 Guatemala 3,401 3,390 3,594 2,964 Haiti 708 687 1,114 657 Honduras 10,118 9,834 11,459 7,806 Jamaica 8,074 11,335 9,314 8,545 Mexico 28,480 28,408 32,503 25,659 South America 4,408 3,659 5,261 5,301 Argentina 223 193 763 237 Brazil 569 385 372 1,257 Chile 732 633 524 945 Columbia 1,716 1,659 2,786 1,700 Peru 177 155 177 265 Venezuela 556 242 297 438 Europe 17,018 14,722 13,130 11,307 Belgium 4,552 4,135 4,073 2,883 France 535 589 544 845 Germany 1,145 1,224 1,325 1,052 Ireland 2,922 2,553 613 1,592 Italy 1,011 720 663 593 Netherlands 925 876 1,001 481 United Kingdom 3,568 2,979 2,923 2,678 Asia 17,018 16,030 14,153 12,473 China 232 217 308 281 Hong Kong 1,091 1,329 1,197 1,068 Israel 1,088 1,040 850 1,313 Japan 6,942 8,799 6,877 5,661 Saudi Arabia 760 608 771 547 Singapore 418 515 596 524 South Korea 529 763 818 976 Taiwan 285 372 304 217 U Arab Em 280 642 430 354 Oceania 547 1,122 1,182 1,144 Australia 393 706 734 846 New Zealand 140 313 275 257 Africa 767 780 892 550 Egypt 28 50 40 9 Ivory Coast 70 53 181 101 Nigeria 171 102 62 155 South Africa 301 281 359 171 World 2/ 125,791 128,269 136,669 116,521 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Raw fiber equivalent. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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