Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 12/2/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** PK5018

PK5014

**Pakistan**

**Cotton and Products**

**Trade Report**

**Quarterly/Yearly Imports**

**2005**

**Approved by:** Howard Anderson, Agriculture Attaché, U.S. Embassy,
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**Prepared by:** Mohammad Shafiq Ur Rehman, Ag Specialist, U.S. Embassy,
Islamabad

**Report Highlights:** This report contains recent official cotton trade
data from Pakistan.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Trade Report

Islamabad \[PK1\]

\[PK\]

Recent cotton trade data from Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics
(FBS) and other agencies has been tabulated below. Pakistani customs
classifies cotton as "upland" (American), "ELS" (Extra Long Staple) or
"other" (type not specified). Data was compiled by origin and
destination. Totals may not add due to rounding.

# IMPORTS

**Table 1. Upland Cotton Imports (MT)**

+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| **Origin**            | **JULY-04 TO** | **APRIL-05  | ###          |
|                       |                | TO**        | #### FY-2004 |
|                       | **March- 05**  |             |              |
|                       |                | **JUNE-     |              |
|                       |                | 05**        |              |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Australia             | \-             | 1,319       | 1,319        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Belgium               | \-             | 207         | 207          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Belize                | \-             | 88          | 88           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Canada                |                | 957         | 957          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Cote d Ivory          | 200            | \-          | 200          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Egypt                 | 202            | 804         | 1006         |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| France                |                | 420         | 420          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Greece                | 957            | \-          | 957          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| India                 | \-             | 920         | 920          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Iran                  | 210            | 194         | 404          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Jordan                | \-             | 9           | 9            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Kenya                 | 16             | 1,942       | 1,958        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Mali                  | 1,800          | \-          | 1,800        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Nigeria               | \-             | 820         | 820          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Russian Federation    | 87             | \-          | 87           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Singapore             | 315            | \-          | 315          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| South Africa          | 127            | 371         | 498          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| St.Vincent            | \-             | 388         | 388          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Sudan                 | \-             | 17          | 17           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Swaziland             | \-             | 2,000       | 2,000        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Switzerland           | 20             | \-          | 20           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Syria                 | 315            | 140         | 455          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Tajikistan            | 102            | 115         | 217          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Togo                  | \-             | 1,006       | 1,006        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Turkey                | 44             | \-          | 44           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Turkmenistan          | 182            | \-          | 182          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| United Arab Emirates  | 224            | \-          | 224          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| United Kingdom        | 200            | 4,853       | 5,053        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| United States         | 94,187         | 50,489      | 144,676      |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Western Sahara        | \-             | 147         | 147          |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Yemen                 | \-             | 96          | 96           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Zambia                | 1,011          | \-          | 1,011        |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| # Total               | **100,199**    | **67,302**  | **167,501**  |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+

**Table 2. ELS Cotton Imports (MT)**

  ----------------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------
  **Origin**              **July-04 to    **April-05 to   **FY-2004**
                          March-05**      June 05**       

  Egypt                   11,023          9,763           20,786

  Switzerland             \-              \-              \-

  United Arab Emirates    \-              \-              \-

  United States           \-              \-              \-

  **Total**               **11,023**      **9,763**       **20,786**
  ----------------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------

Table 3. Other Cotton Imports (MT)

+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| **Origin**           | **JULY-04     | **April-05 to | **FY-2004**  |
|                      | TO**          | June -05**    |              |
|                      |               |               |              |
|                      | **March- 05** |               |              |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Afghanistan          | 723           | 607           | 1,330        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Australia            | 5,988         | 2,467         | 8,455        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Azerbaijan           | 354           | \-            | 354          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Belgium              | 300           | \-            | 300          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Benin                | 2,261         | \-            | 2,261        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Brazil               | 29,377        | 2,142         | 31,519       |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Burkina Faso         | \-            | 640           | 640          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Cambodia             | 52            | \-            | 52           |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Cameron              | 3,894         | 3,020         | 6,914        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Chad                 | 120           | 239           | 359          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| China                | 182           | 99            | 281          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Cote d Ivoire        | 1,254         | 399           | 1,653        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Dubai                | 78            | 240           | 318          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Finland              | \-            | 500           | 500          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| France               | \-            | 2,176         | 2,176        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Egypt                | 2,021         | 2,36          | 4,157        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Germany              | 65            | 155           | 220          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Greece               | 7,140         | 4,720         | 11,860       |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Hong Kong            | \-            | 5             | 5            |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| India                | 2,118         | 1,0642        | 12,760       |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Indonesia            | \-            | 97            | 97           |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Iran                 | 939           | 721           | 1,660        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Italy                | \-            | 500           | 500          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Latvia               | \-            | 198           | 198          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Macao                | 500           |               | 500          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Madagascar           | 1,717         | \-            | 1,717        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Malaysia             | \-            | 590           | 590          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Mali                 | 18,622        | 1,447         | 20,069       |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Morocco              | \-            | 100           | 100          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Mozambique           | 225           | \-            | 225          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Nigeria              | 2,188         | 2,408         | 4,596        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Paraguay             | 734           | \-            | 734          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Philippines          | \-            | 97            | 97           |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Russian Federation   | 4,362         | 289           | 4,651        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Senegal              | 431           |               | 431          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Singapore            | 10\`          | \-            | 10\`         |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| South Africa         | 343           | 2,748         | 3,091        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Spain                | 1,403         | \-            | 1,403        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Sudan                | 1,640         | 502           | 2,142        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Swaziland            | 501           | 340           | 841          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Switzerland          | 3,608         | 2,116         | 5,724        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Syria                | 6,090         | 4,371         | 10,461       |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Tajikistan           | 6,588         | 681           | 7,269        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Thailand             | 99            | \-            | 99           |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Togo                 | 1,452         | 2,717         | 4,169        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Turkey               | 179           | 440           | 619          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Turkmenistan         | 7,589         | 835           | 8,424        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Tanzania             | 568           | \-            | 568          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Um-ul-Qaiwan         | \-            | 78            | 78           |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| United Arab Emirates | 653           | \-            | 653          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| United Kingdom       | 1,070         | 1,187         | 2,257        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| United States        | 17,542        | 5,660         | 23,202       |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Uzbekistan           | 2,568         | 100           | 2,668        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Yemen                | 962           | \-            | 962          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Zambia               | 555           | \-            | 555          |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Zimbabwe             | 1,800         | 177           | 1,977        |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| **Total**            | **140,865**   | **58,586**    | **199,451**  |
+----------------------+---------------+---------------+--------------+

**Table 4. Raw Cotton Imports by Month (MT)**

  ------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ----------------
  **Month**           **Import**         **Month**        **Import**

                                                          

  July 04             23,549             January 05       29,836

  August 04           28,241             February 05      23,217

  September 04        47,359             March 05         31,539

  October 04          22,097             April 05         52,784

  November 04         19,351             May 05           46,810

  December 04         30,251             June 05          32,704

  **Sub Total**       **170,848**        **Sub Total**    **216,890**

  **Grand Total**     **387,738**                         
  ------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ----------------

# 

# COTTON EXPORTS

**Table 5. Cotton Exports (MT)**

  -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
  **Destination**      **July 04 To      **April-05 To     **FY-2004**
                       March 05**        June -05**        

  Abu Dhabi            \-                8                 8

  Afghanistan          \-                8                 8

  Bahrain              \-                10                10

  Bangladesh           20,431            1,653             22,084

  Belgium              24                67                91

  Bosnia               266               \-                266

  Cambodia             \-                279               279

  China                10,007            535               10,542

  Dubai                \-                13                13

  France               73                142               215

  Germany              95                56                151

  Greece               \-                66                66

  Hong Kong            379               104               483

  India                3,171             \-                3,171

  Indonesia            22,829            4,139             26,968

  Ireland              17                58                75

  Italy                138               299               437

  Japan                6                 39                45

  Korea                1,570             206               1,776

  Kuwait               \-                19                19

  Malaysia             7                 \-                7

  Netherlands          \-                31                31

  O.Asia               \-                12,537            12,537

  Philippines          1,087             \-                1,087

  Portugal             150               \-                150

  Saudi Arabia         307               388               695

  Singapore            200               \-                200

  Spain                \-                20                20

  Sri Lanka            \-                27                27

  Turkey               17                200               217

  Thailand             22,148            3,072             26,953

  United Arab Emirates 30                \-                30

  United kingdom       34                224               258

  U.S.A.               150               84                234

  Vietnam              7,966             238               8,204

  **Total**            **91,102**        **26,255**        **117,357**
  -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------

**Table 6. Raw Cotton Exports by Month (MT)**

+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| **Month**          | **Upland**    | ###### Month   | **Upland**    |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| July 04            | 960           | January 05     | 11,253        |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| August 04          | 1,178         | February 05    | 7,419         |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| September 04       | 3,090         | March 05       | 6,919         |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| October 04         | 7,558         | April 05       | 5,446         |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| November 04        | 11,153        | May 05         | 5,063         |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| December 04        | 16,761        | June 05        | 4,926         |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| **Sub Total**      | **40,360**    | **Sub Total**  | **41,026**    |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| **Grand Total**    | **81,726**    |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+

Note: Calculations in Table 6 are based on the amounts of raw

Cotton exported monthly in bales.