United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Cotton: World Markets and Trade Circular Series FC-06-03 June 2003 U.S. 2002/03 Exports Forecast at Record 11.4 million Bales 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Accumulated exports, 480 lbs Bales -100,000 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 Net sales per week, 480 lbs Bales 2002/03 Accum. exports 2001/02 Accum. exports 2001/02 net sales 2002/03 net sales U.S. exports were strong in the third quarter of the marketing year and remain strong in the first month of the fourth quarter. The strong third quarter and the even stronger fourth quarter, as compared to last year, is expected to push exports to a record 11.4 million bales. At the mid-point of the year accumulated exports in 2002/03 lagged nearly 685,000 bales (480 lbs) behind 2001/02 at the same time, 4.49 million bales vs. 5.07 million bales. However, by week 42, the week ending May 22, 2002/03, accumulated exports were slightly ahead of the 2001/02 level. This means that during the third quarter of 2002/03 weekly exports were on average 17 percent or 43,000 bales higher than during the same period in 2001/02. During the first 4 weeks of the fourth quarter weekly exports were more than 30 percent above year ago levels. Outstanding sales at the mid- point of the year were were nearly 1 million bales behind last year. However, during the second half of the year weekly net sales have averaged nearly double those of last year in the same period last year and currently outstanding sales are above last year's level. To reach the forecast of 11.4 million bales, exports will have to average 218,500 bales per week for the remaining eight weeks of the year. Exports during the last eight weeks of 2001/02 averaged 183,100 bales. Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board
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United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Cotton: World Markets and Trade
Circular Series FC-06-03 June 2003
U.S. 2002/03 Exports Forecast at Record 11.4 million Bales
2002/03 Accum. exports 2001/02 Accum. exports 2001/02 net sales 2002/03 net sales
U.S. exports were strong in the third quarter of the marketing year and remain strong in the first month of the fourth quarter. The strong third quarter and the even stronger fourth quarter, as compared to last year, is expected to push exports to a record 11.4 million bales. At the mid-point of the year accumulated exports in 2002/03 lagged nearly 685,000 bales (480 lbs) behind 2001/02 at the same time, 4.49 million bales vs. 5.07 million bales. However, by week 42, the week ending May 22, 2002/03, accumulated exports were slightly ahead of the 2001/02 level. This means that during the third quarter of 2002/03 weekly exports were on average 17 percent or 43,000 bales higher than during the same period in 2001/02. During the first 4 weeks of the fourth quarter weekly exports were more than 30 percent above year ago levels. Outstanding sales at the mid-point of the year were were nearly 1 million bales behind last year. However, during the second half of the year weekly net sales have averaged nearly double those of last year in the same period last year and currently outstanding sales are above last year's level. To reach the forecast of 11.4 million bales, exports will have to average 218,500 bales per week for the remaining eight weeks of the year. Exports during the last eight weeks of 2001/02 averaged 183,100 bales.
Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board
Further Information Contact:
U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service
Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco, and Seeds DivisionStop 1051
This circular, and other information, can be found at the FAS/COTS Division Internet site: http://www.fas.usda.gov/cots/cotton.html
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Table of Contents
U.S. Cotton Outlook ................................................................................................................... 4World Cotton Outlook ................................................................................................................ 4Cotton Prices............................................................................................................................... 5U.S. Cotton Highlights................................................................................................................ 5
Tables
Table 1. World Cotton Supply, Use and Trade 1997/98-2002/03 (1,000 metric tons) ...... 6Table 2. World Cotton Supply, Use and Trade 1997/98-2002/03 (1,000 480-lb. bales) ... 7Table 3. FY 2000 GSM-102 and Supplier Credit Programs .............................................. 8Table 4. Area, Yield, and Production 2001/02-2002/03 .................................................... 9Table 5. Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2002/03 (1,000 480-lb. bales) ....10-11Table 5-A. Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2002/03 (1,000 metric tons).......12-13Table 6. Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country 2001/02 (1,000 480-lb. bales) ....14-15Table 6-A. Cotton Supply & Distribution by Country, 2001/02 (1,000 metric tons)......16-17Table 7. U.S. Export Sales Summary............................................................................... 18Table 8. Northern European Cotton and Adjusted World Price....................................... 19Table 9. World Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization ................................. 20Table 10. United States Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization ...................... 21Table 11. Foreign Cotton Production, Yield, Supply, and Utilization ............................... 22Table 12. New Independent States Cotton Supply and Demand MY 1991/92-2002/03.... 23Table 13. Summary of Changes 2000/01-2002/03 (1,000 480-lb. bales) .......................... 24Supplement A. Argentina.......................................................................................................... 26
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World and U.S. Cotton Production Supply and Distribution Estimates In 1,000 480-lb bales
The U.S. estimates for 2001/02 are unchanged this month.
The estimates for 2002/03 show higher exports and lower consumption and ending stocks. The rate of U.S. export sales continues higher than expected, so the U.S. forecast shows an increase of 400,000 bales to a record 11.4 million bales, surpassing the 11.3-million bale record set in 1926/27. Domestic consumption is decreased by 100,000 bales and ending stocks are down 300,000 bales.
The U.S. estimates for 2003/04 reflect lower consumption, beginning stocks and ending stocks. Production and exports are unchanged. Domestic mill use is projected at 7.2 million bales, down 100,000 bales from May, in line with the decrease in the 02/03 mill use. U.S. cotton exports are unchanged at 11.5 million bales. Stocks are decreased by 200,000 bales to 4.5 million bales, or 24 percent of total use.
WORLD COTTON OUTLOOK
The 2001/02 world estimates have slightly higher beginning stocks, due to historical revisons for Argentina's production, see Supplement A. Imports are up 200,000 bales, due to a 200,000-bale increase in the import estimate for India. Ending stocks are up 479,000 bales.
The 2002/03 world estimates have higher beginning stocks being more than offset by lower production, higher use and lower imports. Lower production; down 300,000 bales in India, 200,000 bales in Uzbekistan, and 100,000 bales in Paraguay, is partially offset by a 100,000-bale increase in Brazil. Use is up 235,000 bales as a 500,000 bale increase in China is partially offset by 100,000-bale decreases in Brazil, India, and the United States. Total world exports are relatively unchanged with decreases in Uzbekistan, Egypt, and Paraguay largely offsetting the increase in the United States. Ending stock are down 369,000 bales with decreases in China (500,000 bales) and the United States (300,000 bales) more than offsetting increases in Argentina and Brazil.
The 2003/04 forecast has slightly lower beginning stocks, production down 1.0 million bales and ending stocks down 1.4 million bales to 33.14 million.
COTTON PRICES The A-Index, a principal measure of international cotton prices, is an average of the five lowest quotes of major cotton growths for delivery to Northern European ports. In May, the
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index averaged 57.80 cents per pound, down 2.28 cents from April's average. In New York, the nearby July futures contract settlement price fell 3.37 cents between the end of April and the end of May, closing at 50.58 cents per pound on May 30.
Cotton Consumption and Stocks April March
Seasonally adjusted daily rate of consumption 27,202 bales 27,731 bales
Total bales consumed per month 560,844 bales 732,521 bales
Seasonally adjusted annualized consumption rate 7,100 million bales 7,238 million bales
Active spindles 2.65 million 2.67 million
% Spindles dedicated to 100% cotton 57% 57%
Cotton’s share of total fibers consumed on spindle system 81.10% 80.50%
U.S. Cotton Stocks on Hand 476,642 bales 473,502 bales
Held in public storage 9,300 million bales 11,398 million bales
U.S. Highlights
Textile mill report. Domestic mill buyers purchased a very light volume of 2002-crop cotton. Qualities purchased were mostly discounted lots containing light spotted cotton. Interest in 2003-crop cotton was moderate and a light to moderate volume of cotton was booked. Demand for open-end yarn declined this week due to last week’s closing of a Levi Strauss denim plant. WestPoint Stevens, Inc. also announced this week that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Allocated funds and no plant closings at this point allowed shipments to continue. Mills resumed a normal work schedule after most of them took a full week off for the Memorial Day holiday.
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Table 1 World Cotton Supply, Use, and Trade
1997/98 - 2002/03 (Season Beginning August 1) In 1,000 Metric Tons
Southeast Balkans Region (180) 9/ Caribbean Region (180) 10/ Other
50.00
25.00 500.00
20.00 10.00
75.00 10.00
694.00
31.35
1.44 269.80
1.04 0.09
1.82 0.40
180.59
18.65
23.56 230.20
18.96 9.91
73.18 9.60
513.41
0.20
0.00 6.78
0.09 0.09
0.00 0.20 0.00
0.20
0.00 2.19
0.09 0.09
0.00 0.20 0.00
-0.27
0.00 0.21
-0.09 -0.09
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00 0.78
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.17
0.00 1.50
0.00 0.09
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.08
0.01 7.68
0.02 0.08
0.30 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 1374.00 486.13 887.87 7.36 2.77 -0.24 0.78 1.76 8.17
1/ Includes Cottton, Cotton Yarn, and Cotton Fabric.2/ Total Cotton Registrations includes registrations and/or cancellations from Oct 1, 2002.
3/ Net registrations for period ending.4/ Number in parenthesis is maximum term in months.
5/ Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.6/ Korea has a total Credit Guarantee of $500 million, of which $120 million is allocated specifically for cotton.
7/ Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.8/ Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
9/ Romania and Bulgaria.NOTES:
Registrations current as of May 30, 2003
Jun-03
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Table 4 Cotton Area, Yield, and Production
World and Selected Countries and Regions Area (1,000 Ha) Yield (KG/Ha) Production (1,000 Bales)
World Total 46,958 87,449 30,020 164,427 98,034 62 29,996 36,335
* Loss for countries outside the Unitd States reflects cotton lost or destroyed while in the marketing channel. For the United States, loss reflects the difference between stocks as reported by the Bureau of the Census and implict stocks based on supply plus total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number.
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Table 5A Cotton Production, Supply and Distribution by Country
World Total 10,224 19,040 6,536 35,800 21,345 13 6,531 7,911
* Loss for countries outside the Unitd States reflects cotton lost or destroyed while in the marketing channel. For the United States, loss reflects the difference between stocks as reported by the Bureau of the Census and implict stocks based on supply plus total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number.
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Table 6 Cotton Production, Supply and Distribution by Country
World Total 42,715 98,352 29,496 170,563 94,504 59 29,042 46,958
* Loss for countries outside the Unitd States reflects cotton lost or destroyed while in the marketing channel. For the United States, loss reflects the difference between stocks as reported by the Bureau of the Census and implict stocks based on supply plus total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number.
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Table 6A Cotton Production, Supply and Distribution by Country
World Total 9,300 21,414 6,422 37,136 20,576 13 6,323 10,224
* Loss for countries outside the Unitd States reflects cotton lost or destroyed while in the marketing channel. For the United States, loss reflects the difference between stocks as reported by the Bureau of the Census and implict stocks based on supply plus total use. A negative "loss" is a positive number.
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Region/Country Pima All Upland >1-1/16" 1" to 1-1/16" < 1"
EUROPEAN UNION 1.0 2.7 2.3 0.4 0.0 OTHER WESTERN EUROPE -1.1 176.2 90.4 82.4 3.4 EASTERN EUROPE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FORMER SOVIET UNION 0.0 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 0.0 JAPAN 4.1 6.4 6.8 -0.4 0.0 TAIWAN 0.0 28.8 24.0 4.6 0.2 CHINA 2.5 58.5 60.1 2.3 -3.9 KOR REP 0.0 63.2 62.7 0.5 0.0 INDIA 0.7 96.9 68.3 24.3 4.3 OTHER ASIA AND OCEANIA 10.6 170.3 145.0 25.1 0.2 AFRICA 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 WESTERN HEMISPHERE 5.5 82.7 92.4 -9.7 0.0 UNKNOWN 0.0 -3.9 -3.9 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 23.3 682.2 548.5 129.5 4.2 Weekly Ave. 7.8 227.4 182.8 43.2 1.4
Total Net Sales 13.2 517.3 416.6 99.1 1.7 Weekly Ave. 3.3 129.3 104.2 24.8 0.4 Note: Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: USDA/FAS Jun-03
1. The A-Index is the average of the five lowest quotes of the following descriptions (all 1-3/32"): Memphis Terr.; Calif. Ariz; Mexico; Central America; Paraguayan; Turkish; Uzbeki; Pakistani 1503; Indian H-4; Chinese Type 329; West African; Tanzanian; Greek; Syrian; and Australian. 2. Reflects incorporation of forward shipment quotations but does not include the Secretary's discretionary adjustments. Averages for August 1998 and forward reflect 1998/99 quotations; others are 1997/98 quotations SOURCE: Cotlook, Ltd. United Kingdom
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World
1,000 Hectares
Begining Stocks
Production Ending Stocks
LossImports Consumption
Yield Kg/Ha
Total Supply
Exports
Cotton Production, Yield, Supply and UtilizationTable 9
Note: Beginning with 1970/71, world and foreign import and export totals were expanded to include trade among the 12 countries of the former Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic states.
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United States
1,000 Hectares
Begining Stocks
Production Ending Stocks
LossImports Consumption
Yield Kg/Ha
Total Supply
Exports
Cotton Production, Yield, Supply and UtilizationTable 10
Note: Beginning with 1970/71, world and foreign import and export totals were expanded to include trade among the 12 countries of the former Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic states.
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Foreign
1,000 Hectares
Begining Stocks
Production Ending Stocks
LossImports Consumption
Yield Kg/Ha
Total Supply
Exports
Cotton Production, Yield, Supply and UtilizationTable 11
Note: Beginning with 1970/71, world and foreign import and export totals were expanded to include trade among the 12 countries of the former Soviet Union and the 3 Baltic states.
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Table 12New Independent States (NIS) Supply and Demand
1/ Reflects only trade among the 12 countries of the former Soviet Union and three Baltic States.2/ Reflects NIS trade with external trading partners.3/ Estimate.4/ Projection.
Notes:A: Adding internal and external trade will provide a total trade figure. B: Ending stocks may include any loss that has occurred.C: The NIS includes: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Source: USDA/FAS/COTS
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Table 13. Summary of Changes in Estimates and Forecasts from Last Month (1,000 480 lb Bales and 1,000 Ha)
Area Yield Beginning EndingMarketing Year Harvested Kg/Ha Stocks Production Imports Use Loss Exports Stocks Argentina See Supplement A