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Cotton fields in the United States. The United States exports more cotton than any other country, though it ranks third in total production, behind China and India. [1] Almost all of the cotton fiber growth and production occurs in the Southern United States and the Western United States, dominated by Texas, California, Arizona, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
A cotton ball. Cotton is a significant cash crop. According to the National Cotton Council of America, in 2014, China was the world's largest cotton-producing country with an estimated output of about one hundred million 480-pound bales. [1] A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to
Better Cotton is a non-profit, multistakeholder governance group that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across 22 countries. As of 2023, Better Cotton accounts for 22% of global cotton production. In the 2021-2022 cotton season, 2.2 million licensed farmers grew 5.4 million tonnes of Better Cotton. [2]
shows a tractor plowing a crop field Worker overseeing cotton gin, ca. 1940s. Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. [1] As of the 2017 census of agriculture, there were 2.04 million farms, covering an area of 900 million acres (1,400,000 sq mi), an average of 441 acres (178 hectares) per farm. [2]
The main prewar agricultural products of the Confederate States were cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane, with hogs, cattle, grain and vegetable plots. Pre-war agricultural production estimated for the Southern states is as follows (Union states in parentheses for comparison): 1.7 million horses (3.4 million), 800,000 mules (100,000), 2.7 million dairy cows (5 million), 5 million sheep (14 million ...
Cargill Cotton; Cotton Belt; Cotton Board (United States) Cotton Futures Act; Cotton Futures Act of 1916; Cotton Incorporated; A Cotton Office in New Orleans; Cotton Press (Latta, South Carolina) Cotton Press (Tarboro, North Carolina) Cotton Research and Promotion Act; Cottonseed Oil Assistance Program; Cullars Rotation
A new investigative report hopes to clear cotton’s name, debunking misinformation in the cotton sector. The report, “Cotton: A Case Study in Misinformation,” was released Thursday by ...
Later that year, Cotton Council International was formed; its goal was to assist the Foreign Agricultural Service division of USAID. [6] In 1960, the Cotton Producers Institute was established to promote research and education about American cotton. [6] Four years later, in 1964, one single system of price was established for American cotton. [6]