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Brazil's cotton exports to China drop as Pakistan becomes top buyer

29 May '25

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Brazil's cotton exports to China drop as Pakistan becomes top buyer

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Brazil's cotton exports to China plunged **78** per cent to $*****.* million in January–April 2025, dropping China to fifth place among top buyers.
Meanwhile, exports to Pakistan surged **318** per cent to $*****.* million, making it Brazil's largest cotton market.
Overall cotton exports rose slightly to $*.** billion.
Vietnam, Bangladesh and Turkiye also remained key markets.

China was the top destination for Brazilian cotton in January–April ****, accounting for a **.** per cent share. During that period, Brazil exported cotton worth $***.*** million to China. However, in the first four months of ****, China’s share dropped sharply to just **.** per cent. Despite this, Brazil’s overall cotton exports recorded a modest increase to $*,***.*** million in January–April ****, compared to $*,***.*** million in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

Brazilian cotton exports to Pakistan surged by *** per cent to $***.*** million in January–April ****, up from $***.*** million during the same period last year. Pakistan became the top market, accounting for **.** per cent of total exports, compared to *.** per cent a year earlier, when it ranked fifth.