Recently one of my answers in the Alibaba Resource Forum was awarded the best
answer. The title link lands to that page. In the answer I extracted information
from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)  about the producing,
consuming, exporting and  importing country ranks delaing with cotton.
 

According to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) the list goes like
this:

Cotton PRODUCERS (growers) Ranks – China, USA, India, Pakistan, Brazil,
Uzbekistan, Turkey.

Cotton CONSUMERS Ranks – China, India, Pakistan, USA, Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia.

Cotton EXPORTERS Ranks – USA, Uzbekistan, Australia, Brazil, Mali,
Greece, Burkina Faso.

Cotton IMPORTERS Ranks – China, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan,
Thailand, Mexico, Bangladesh

China is the major player for cotton in the world. But, the demand for Cotton in
China is also immense. Therefore, they have to import cotton as well. The fact
that makes USA the major exporter of cotton, is they produce more than their
consumption, this is also true for Uzbekistan.

And the reason Bangladesh, Mexico, Pakistan, and Thailand are in
the top importer list is because they have the most demandable textile
industries that work as a hub for high quality and low cost yarns and fabrics.

However, the rank of Bangladesh as a Cotton Importing country may
rise up the ladder due to more than 100% growth in the Knitwear industry
recently. This fact can easily tell us how big is the Bangladesh’s Garments
Industry.

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