THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) On Thursday (9), it released its monthly supply and demand report for March 2026, bringing specific changes to the cotton crop in the main market players. In the case of Brazil, the estimate for production in the 2025/26 season was maintained at 4.26 million tons. The projection for Brazilian shipments also remained stable, at 3.15 million tons, still configuring the country as the largest global exporter of the commodity. For the United States, the USDA The country's production remained at 3.03 million tons. Exports totaled 2.613 million tons. Ending stocks are estimated at 1.094 million tons. In China, the world's leading producer, the harvest forecast was raised from 7.72 million tons to 7.79 million tons. Chinese imports are projected at 1.30 million tons – an increase from the previous estimate of 1.21 million tons.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.