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China top buyer of Brazilian cotton with 28.81% share in Jan-Nov 2022

26 Jan '23
1 min read
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  • World's major cotton producer and exporter Brazil exported cotton (HS code 5201) worth $3.342 billion in the first eleven months of 2022. China was the top buyer of Brazilian cotton with a share of 28.81 per cent amounting to $963.044 million in the same period. Brazil's total cotton exports to the world increased in value but declined in volume in 2022.
World’s major cotton producer and exporter Brazil exported cotton (HS code 5201) worth $3.342 billion in the first eleven months of 2022. China was the top buyer of Brazilian cotton with a share of 28.81 per cent amounting to $963.044 million in the same period. Brazil’s total cotton exports to the world increased in value but declined in volume in 2022. 

The shipment to China increased by 23.84 per cent from the exports in the corresponding period of last year when they were noted at $777.660 million, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro. 

Besides China, Brazil exported cotton worth $492.038 (14.72 per cent) to Vietnam, $445.619 (13.33 per cent) to Bangladesh, $431.551 (12.91 per cent) to Pakistan and $430.163 (12.87 per cent) to Turkiye, as per TexPro. 

Brazil’s cotton exports to the world increased in terms of value but decreased in terms of volume. The shipment was $3.676 billion (1.803 billion kg) in 2022. In the previous years, the exports had amounted to $3.405 billion (2.016 billion kg) in 2021, $3.226 billion (2.125 billion kg) in 2020, $2.640 billion (1.613 billion kg) in 2019 and $1.686 billion (0.974 billion kg) in 2018. 

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)

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