Textile executives from 14 countries to attend Cotton Belt

26 Sep '07

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Textile executives from 14 countries throughout Asia and Latin America will travel across the U.S. Cotton Belt from Sept. 25-Oct. 3 to familiarize themselves with U.S. cotton and how that fiber is produced, processed and marketed.

The 28 participants represent 26 companies in Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Those companies are expected to consume about 3.5 million bales in 2007, and consume an average of 40 percent U.S. cotton -- equal to almost 1.4 million U.S. cotton bales annually.

“The U.S. cotton industry offers outstanding fiber quality and unparalleled delivery and contract services,” said Michael Adams, president of Cotton Council International (CCI), which sponsors the COTTON USA Orientation Tour.

“This tour enables our industry to showcase these world-class benefits to overseas spinners of our raw cotton. Strengthening ties with these important customers in today's competitive marketplace also is vital for U.S. cotton to remain a healthy exporter.”

The 14 representative countries are expected to consume 89.6 million bales in 2007. This represents 76 percent of the total cotton consumed outside the United States. In 2006, these countries imported about 27.1 million bales of which 16.3 million are U.S. bales.

This represents 90 percent of U.S. cotton's total worldwide sales in 2006. The United States exported 13.0 million bales in 2006, and exports are expected to rise to 16.7 million bales in 2007.

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