NEW DELHI (Commoditiescontrol) - In its latest September report, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has scaled down its forecast for global cotton production in 2019/20 to 124.90 million bales (1 US bale = 218kg), compared to 125.61 million bales projected in August.
The 2019/20 world estimates this month show higher beginning stocks, but lower production, consumption, and world trade. Production is forecast 709,000 bales lower as reductions for the United States and Australia offset an increase for India.
Consumption is forecast 1.3 million bales lower than in August, with lower estimates for China, India, Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States offsetting an increase for Turkey. World trade is lower as lower imports are forecast for China, Vietnam, and Thailand.
World ending stocks for 2019/20 are forecast 1.3 million bales higher this month, at 83.7 million bales, 2.9 million bales above the revised 2018/19 estimate.
The 2019/20 US cotton estimates include lower beginning stocks, production, exports, and consumption, while ending stocks are unchanged.
Beginning stocks are reduced 400,000 bales this month, reflecting 2018/19 reported ending stocks data from the Farm Service Agency and the NASS Cotton System Consumption and Stocks report.
Production is lowered 654,000 bales to 21.9 million, largely due to a decline for the Southwest, while consumption is lowered 100,000 bales reflecting recent activity.
Exports are projected 700,000 bales lower due to reduced U.S. production and a lower projected US share of world trade.
The 2019/20 season-average price for upland cotton is forecast at 58 cents per pound, down 2 cents from last month.
In both the 2017/18 and 2018/19 U.S. cotton balance sheets, the estimate for unaccounted cotton is revised downwards and exports are revised upwards. The unaccounted element of the US cotton balance sheet has been growing in recent years, indicating an imbalance in the sum of the other components.
The estimates for production, consumption, and stocks have maintained their consistency over this time, but a growing difference has occurred between the sources available for estimating US exports.
For 2017/18, exports are raised 432,000 bales, and unaccounted is reduced 332,000 bales. For 2018/19, exports are raised 546,000 bales, and unaccounted is 546,000 bales lower than the result based on the methodology used in past years. In each marketing year, revised exports are estimated as the average of the export levels reported by the Bureau of the Census and USDA’s Export Sales Reporting System.
USDA-2019-20 (September) vs 2018-19 (In Million 480-Pound Bales)
WORLD
Opening Stock-80.80/80.96
Production-124.90/119.05
Import-43.28/41.42.50
Consumption-121.74/120.44
Export-43.34/41.15
Ending Stock-83.75/80.80
INDIA
Opening Stock-10.03/9.23
Production-29.50/26.50
Import-1.60/1.80
Consumption-24.75/24
Export-4/3.50
Ending Stock-12.38/10.03
US
Opening Stock-4.85/4.20
Production-21.86/18.37
Import-0.01/----
Consumption-3/2.98
Export-16.50/14.76
Ending Stock-7.20/4.85
CHINA
Opening Stock-35.67/37.99
Production-27.75/27.75
Import-10/9.64
Consumption-39.50/39.50
Ending Stock-33.80/35.67
BRAZIL
Opening Stock-12.06/8.66
Production-12/12.80
Consumption-3.40/3.40
Export-8.50/6.01
Ending Stock-12.19/12.06
PAKISTAN
Opening Stock-2.50/2.83
Production-8/7.60
Import-2.90/2.85
Consumption-10.70/10.70
Export-0.08/0.06
Ending Stock-2.60/2.50
BANGLADESH
Opening Stock-1.78/1.86
Production-0.14/0.14
Import-7.30/7.20
Consumption-7.40/7.40
Ending Stock-1.81/1.78
VIETNAM
Opening Stock-1.19/1.29
Import-7.60/7
Consumption-7.50/7.10
Ending Stock-1.29/1.19
AUSTRALIA
Opening Stock-1.57/3.04
Production-1.40/2.20
Export-1.90/3.63
Ending Stock-1.04/1.57
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