THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The company released its monthly supply and demand report this Wednesday (12), bringing new updates to the projections for the world cotton crop in 2026/27. According to the document, world cotton production was estimated at 25.612 million tons, above the 25.530 million tons projected in the July report. Global consumption was also revised upwards, from 26.552 million tons to 26.763 million tons. On the other hand, world ending stocks were reduced from 15.507 million tons to 15.172 million tons. For Brazil, the USDA The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has raised its cotton production estimate to 3.974 million tons for the 2026/27 crop year, compared to 3.919 million tons projected in July. Despite the positive revision, the volume remains below the 4.082 million tons estimated for 2025/26. The country is expected to remain the world's leading cotton exporter, with shipments projected at 3.331 million tons, above the 3.266 million tons forecast in the previous month. This volume also exceeds the 2.678 million tons projected for the United States, the world's second-largest exporter. Brazilian ending stocks, in turn, were again revised downwards, from 742,000 tons in July to 688,000 tons in August. This volume also remains below the 785,000 tons estimated for the end of the 2025/26 season. For the United States, the… USDA The production estimate for the 2026/27 crop was reduced from 2.983 million to 2.963 million tons. Exports were maintained at 2.678 million tons, while ending stocks decreased from 893,000 to 871,000 tons. For China, the world's largest cotton producer, the production projection was maintained at 7.294 million tons. Domestic consumption, however, was increased from 9.036 million to 9.145 million tons, while imports remained projected at 1.524 million tons for the 2026/27 season. Chinese ending stocks were reduced from 7.726 million to 7.552 million tons.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.