Cotton Economic Update Beltwide Cotton Conferences January 8-11, 2008 Nashville, TN
Cotton Prices
Cotton Production (Mil Bales) 02-06 2007 Share World 109.1 118.8 1. China 28.2 35.5 30% 2. India 16.9 24.0 20% 3. US 20.8 19.0 16% 4. Pakistan 9.4 8.5 7% 5. Brazil 5.5 7.0 6%
Thousand Acres & % Change from 2006 US Cotton 2007 Planted Area Thousand Acres & % Change from 2006 Mid-South 2,740 -35% West 693 -15% Southwest 5,150 -25% Southeast 2,264 -32%
Relative Futures Prices at Planting Time
Change in ’07 Cotton Area
Cotton Mill Use (Mil Bales) 02-06 2007 Share World 108.9 128.3 1. China 39.1 55.0 43% 2. India 15.3 19.3 15% 3. Pakistan 10.7 12.0 9% 4. Turkey 6.7 7.2 6% 5. US 6.2 4.6 4%
Annual Change in World Mill Use
Price Indices
China Mill Use & Imports * Crop Year estimated based on PCI Fibres data
China’s Prices Above A Index
India Emerging as Exporter
Indian Cotton Priced Below Other Growths
US Mill Use & Retail Demand
US Exports
Cotton Farm Price
Relative Futures Prices for ’08 Strong Competition for Acres
World Cotton S&D Production Expected to Fall Short of Use
Cotton Futures
Producers Cooperatives Merchants Ginners Cottonseed Warehouses Manufacturers