China relegates US to fifth-biggest cotton supplier
04/04/2019
In season 2017-2018, the US was China’s biggest external supplier of cotton with around 45% of all cotton imports.
In February 2019, according to specialist cotton industry information resource Cotlook, the US was relegated to “a distant fifth place” with a share of only 8% of total cotton imports into China.
Australia and Brazil cemented their importance as suppliers to the Chinese market with a share of around 27% each for the month.
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