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Bangladesh becomes world's largest cotton importer

04/11/2025

Bangladesh has become the world’s biggest importer of cotton in 2025, after China slashed its imports by 65%, according to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).

Tariff escalations between the US and China have caused considerable changes to cotton trading, with U.S. cotton exports to China falling 70%  between August 2024 and February 2025, according to the US Department of Agriculture. More recent figures are unavailable due to the US government’s ‘shutdown’.

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