Cotton Production

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The Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the family of Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersal of the seeds.

The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, and India. The greatest diversity of wild cotton species is found in Mexico, followed by Australia and Africa

Types of Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum – upland cotton, native to Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and southern Florida (90% of world production)

Gossypium barbadense – known as extra-long staple cotton, native to tropical South America (8% of world production)

Gossypium arboreum – tree cotton, native to India and Pakistan (less than 2%)

Gossypium herbaceum – Levant cotton, native to southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (less than 2%)

Top Countries
Top 10 Cotton Producing Countries (in metric tonnes)
Rank Country 2010 2011 2012
1 China 5,970,000 6,588,950 6,840,000

2 India 5,683,000 5,984,000 5,321,000

3 United States 3,941,700 3,412,550 3,598,000

4 Pakistan 1,869,000 2,312,000 2,215,000

5 Brazil 973,449 1,673,337 1,638,103

6 Uzbekistan 1,136,120 983,400 1,052,000

7 Turkey 816,705 954,600 851,000

8 Australia 386,800 843,572 973,497

9 Argentina 230,000 295,000 210,000

10 Turkmenistan 225,000 195,000 198,000
– World 22,714,154 24,941,738 25,955,096