Introduction Of International Cotton Production And Trade

　 Punjab, Pakistan cotton Output is lower than expected.

Affected by natural disasters and human factors, cotton production in the 2012-13 cotton season in Punjab, Pakistan province is only 10 million 500 thousand packages (1 packs and 170 kg), 2 million bags lower than the target output of 12 million 500 thousand bags. Owing to the lack of irrigation water during the cotton planting season, the cotton planting area in Punjab province is 400 thousand acres less than the target. In September, floods in parts of the region damaged a large number of cotton fields. It is estimated that the area of cotton fields affected by drought in Punjab Province reaches 1 million 140 thousand acres, accounting for 1/5 of the total acreage of 5 million 800 thousand acres. In addition, the insufficient amount of cotton field and the outbreak of cotton leaf curl virus (CLCV) also led to a decline in cotton yield per unit area.

Cotton imports in Thailand increased sharply in September, and export of cotton yarn declined.

According to the latest official data of Thailand, Thailand imported 24738 tons of cotton in September this year, an increase of nearly 30% compared with the same period last year, Thailand. Spin The industry is gradually getting rid of the huge impact of last year's flood on textile production. However, in September, the export volume of Thailand's cotton yarn decreased by 15.3% compared with the same period last year.

Analysts believe that in the long run, China will remain the biggest buyer of cotton yarn in Thailand. In 1-9 months of this year, Thailand's exports of cotton yarn to China increased by 10.3% over the same period last year. So far, China is the only country with increasing import demand.

Egypt: Egypt's cotton exports fell by -5 in March, 26.8%

According to the report released by the central public mobilization and Statistics Bureau of Egypt, the export volume of Egyptian cotton in March 2012 -5 was 232 thousand KT (1 KT equivalent to 100 kg), a decrease of 26.8% compared to the same period last year, and a 317 thousand KP in 2011. Egypt's cotton exports decline due to the general rise in international cotton prices led to Egypt's cotton prices rise.

In March 2012 -5 cotton consumption in Egypt was 352 thousand in the same weight, down 39% from the same period last year, and 577 thousand in 2011. The poor domestic economic situation has led to a decline in the capacity of textile mills, leading to a decline in domestic cotton consumption during the period.

In March 2012 -5, cotton consumption in Egypt was 23 thousand metric tons, down 89.4% from the same period last year, and 218 thousand in the same period in 2011. To support the Egyptian cotton industry, the domestic spinning mills use domestic cotton to produce, resulting in the price of domestic cotton (quality is higher than that of imported cotton) and the price of imported cotton is close to that of imported cotton.

March 2012 -5 months Egypt Cotton rolling volume was 1 million 481 thousand in weight, an increase of 126.8% over the same period, compared to 653 thousand in 2011. This increase is attributed to the expansion of cotton planting area.