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The following is a list of countries by raw cotton exports. Data is for 2022, in millions of United States dollars , as reported by The International Trade Centre . Currently the top fifteen countries are listed.
Current estimates for world production are about 25 million tonnes or 110 million bales annually, accounting for 2.5% of the world's arable land. India is the world's largest producer of cotton. The United States has been the largest exporter for many years. [3] Cotton ready for harvest in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
By 1929, the cotton ranches of California were the largest in the US (by acreage, production, and number of employees). [21] By the 1950s, after many years of development, the mechanical cotton picker had become effective enough to be commercially viable, and it quickly gained appeal and affordability throughout the U.S. cotton growing area. [22]
With annual cotton production of about 1 million ton of fiber (4–5% of world production) and exports of 700,000-800,000 tons (10% of world exports), Uzbekistan is the 8th largest producer and the 11th largest exporter of cotton in the world. [2] Cotton's nickname in Uzbekistan is "white gold" (Uzbek: oq oltin). [3]
A cotton ball. Cotton is a significant cash crop. According to the National Cotton Council of America, in 2014, China was the world's largest cotton-producing country with an estimated output of about one hundred million 480-pound bales. [1] A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit.
West Texas, the largest cotton producing region in the U.S., is seeing the worst drought conditions in decades. ... The World Bank expects cotton prices to surge 40% this year. The upward movement ...
In 1912, the British cotton industry was at its peak, producing eight billion yards of cloth. In World War I, cotton couldn't be exported to foreign markets, and some countries built their own factories, particularly Japan. By 1933 Japan introduced 24-hour cotton production and became the world's largest cotton manufacturer.