American Pride, American Cotton
Cotton Leading fiber goes to…
Why Cotton? More versatile than any other natural fiber Cotton can be recycled and reused Can be blended with other synthetic fibers to make more versatile fabrics – Rayon, polyester, elastine The whole plant is used
Most cotton grown in the US US yield is growing US devotes more resources than any other country to improve seed and fiber quality US industry has a standard identifier of each bale of raw cotton Most U.S. cotton is white grade, the easiest fiber to dye Not just cotton, U.S. Cotton
Unlike Any Other Highest quality: longer, whiter, finer, stronger, and cleaner US offers variety – Medium staple lengths – Shorter staple lengths – Long and extra long staple lengths – Acala style and Pima cotton Top of the line gins Zero contamination
Details about the US Population (313,232,044) Life expectancy Ethnic groups Languages – cotton is produced on about 18,600 farms in the us
Political Climate Swing back and forth between Democrats and Republicans. Unemployment Generating about 200,000 jobs Quality control Regulatory predictability
A Little Something Extra U.S. ranked 3 rd for consumption Texas leads the U.S. in cotton production Cotton Belt