1. Cotton: Grown in America, Manufactured Overseas
2008
USA Cotton Production by state as a
percentage of total cotton grown in the USA
Growth and Export of United States Cotton 2008 States without Cotton
less than 1%
1% - 8%
more than 8%
Arkansas
8%
Georgia
Texas 12%
44% $1.63 Billlion
Amount of Cotton Exports by State in Millions of USD
$10 $200 $500 $1,000 $1,632
Albers Equal Area
Top Ten Countries Receiving United States Cotton 2008
Turkey 13%
289,041 t
China 39% United States
853,819 t
Pakistan 4%
Taiwan 3 %
87,022 t
74,903 t
India 2% Mexico 12%
Vietnam 4.5% 259,851 t
51,464 t 100,538 t The United States grows most of the cotton
which is used to produce cotton products
Bangladesh 2%
47,912 t
around the world. Most of the United States
Cotton is exported. The ten top countries
that receive United States Cotton receive
Thailand 7% Indonesia11.5% 74% of the total cotton exports. Most of the
157,349 t 251,542 t Top 10 countries receiving the cotton
exports are in the Far East. The total number
of cotton exports from the United States is
2,957,438 Metric Tons. The top ten countries
receiving the exported United States Cotton
receive a combined 2,175,450 Metric Tons of
Cotton.
Percent of US Cotton Exports Received Among the Top 10 Importing Nations
2% 3% 4% 4.5% 7% 11.5% 12% 13% 39%
Data – USDA (Nora Brooks) 2008 & National Cotton Council 2008 Eckert IV Wesley Winner 2010
