U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 

 COTTON PROGRAM, MARKET NEWS BRANCH 

3275 APPLING ROAD, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38133

 Telephone 901-384-3016 

 

Vol. 43, No. 1 August 2003 

Domestic mill consumption of American Pima cotton totaled 6,587 running bales during July (four weeks), 

according to the Bureau of the Census. This was up from 5,813 bales used in July last year but down from 7,456 in 

July two years ago. Consumption for the 2002-2003 season (August-July) reached 101,172 bales, compared with 

99,358 last year and 116,729 bales two years ago. Domestic mill usage averaged 329 bales per day in July up from 

291 used last year and 323 bales two years ago. 

Stocks of American Pima cotton at mills totaled 4,718 running bales at the end of July, according to the Bureau of 

the Census. This was up from 2,547 bales on hand at the end of July last year but down from 5,522 two years ago. 

At the July daily rate of consumption, mill stocks were equivalent to over 14 days supply. Stocks in public storage 

at the end of July totaled 215,914 bales. In July last year, there were 300,413 bales in public storage and 107,087 

two years ago. Total stocks at mills and in public storage at the end of July totaled 220,632 bales, down from 

308,960 last year but up from 112,609 two years earlier. 

Exports of American Pima cotton from the United States totaled 16,800 running bales during August, according to 

the Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. This compared with 23,400 bales shipped during July this year and 

17,800 during August last year. Total exports for the 2002-2003 season (August-July) was 615,700 bales, 

compared to 374,500 shipped during the 2001-2002 season and 414,100 bales during the 2000-2001 season. 

CCC loan entries of 2002-crop extra long staple cotton totaled 361,102 running bales through September 16, 

2003, according to the USDA, Farm Service Agency. Repayments have been made on 303,902 bales. Loans 

remained outstanding on 57,085 bales, of which 54,083 were Form G (cooperative) and 3,002 were Form A 

(producer). 

 

Area harvested, yield, and production by type, state, and United States 

Type Area Harvested Yield Production 1/ 

And 

State 2002 

Indicated 

2003 2002 

Indicated 

2003 2002 

Indicated

2003 

 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Bales 2/ 

American Pima 

Arizona 8,200 3,900 1,013 1,169 17,300 9,500 

California 209,000 139,000 1,386 1,278 603,300 370,000 

New Mexico 7,100 6,000 1,041 880 15,400 11,000 

Texas 18,300 19,500 1,110 985 42,300 40,000 

United States 242,600 168,400 1,342 1,227 678,300 430,500 

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb. net weight bales. 

Source: Agricultural Statistics Board, NASS, USDA, released on September 11. 

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Acreage Production Ginnings Average

480 lb. Running Farm loan

Season beginning August 1 bales bales Price rate 2/

1,000 acres Pounds 1,000 bales Cents Cents Cents

1990 231.3 227.1 758 358.5 348.0 106.6 120.14 82.98

1991 250.4 244.0 784 398.4 385.2 97.0 98.75 84.28

1992 263.4 260.2 938 508.3 493.5 78.8 83.25 89.55

1993 190.0 188.9 938 369.3 356.9 87.0 90.11 89.51

1994 168.5 166.4 974 337.7 326.7 102.5 3/ 86.25

 SJV DSW 

1995 214.6 211.1 367.6 354.7 122.8 152.74 150.82 80.62

 1996 258.0 255.9 528.5 510.0 107.0 110.44 108.28 80.41

 1997 250.0 249.0 548.0 531.2 101.4 103.01 100.44 80.67

1998 328.2 234.8 442.3 426.8 92.4 93.43 91.44 80.48

1999 289.5 286.9 674.3 650.2 85.2 83.42 81.47 80.36

 2000 170.2 169.0 389.1 374.9 100.3 97.94 95.10 80.33

2001 270.0 268.2 700.2 677.7 85.6 83.48 81.19 80.12

2002 243.9 242.6 678.3 655.0 84.6 83.45 81.59 80.11

 2003 4/ 176.0 168.4 430.5 79.77

1/ Cents per pound, net weight, mike 35 and above, uncompressed, FOB warehouse, (1990-1992, 1995 and later); cents per pound, net weight, mike 35 and above, compressed, FOB car/truck (1993)

2/ Cents per pound, net weight, mike 35 and above. 3/ 99.59 cents per pound, net weight, mike 35 and above, compressed, FOB car/truck (August-November 1994); 117.41 cents per pound in DSW 

and 120.48 in SJV, net weight, mike 35 and above, compressed, FOB warehouse (December 1994 - July 1995). 4/ Preliminary.

Compiled from reports of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Bureau of the Census and Farm Service Agency.

Season

beginning Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

August 1

1993 19,400 15,700 10,400 8,600 27,000 21,500 32,500 62,700 35,100 20,100 18,700 24,000 295,700

1994 12,500 14,900 4,700 41,200 28,500 39,600 46,100 85,000 50,200 42,200 42,300 32,700 439,900

1995 17,400 15,800 11,700 14,000 26,700 42,900 52,700 35,400 19,700 17,400 10,900 16,400 281,000

1996 19,800 11,500 16,600 33,100 44,200 90,100 50,800 65,200 40,500 32,300 16,400 27,500 448,000

1997 11,600 22,900 18,900 27,800 42,600 72,300 54,200 63,200 56,600 35,600 20,300 19,300 445,300

1998 7,100 8,200 9,200 11,600 21,000 39,900 34,700 38,000 37,600 22,700 24,000 21,400 311,900

1999 13,900 15,500 6,100 19,000 36,500 38,700 37,800 57,000 45,600 48,500 62,800 43,100 424,500

2000 35,400 20,200 29,000 32,200 51,500 36,300 40,800 68,900 29,500 33,200 23,700 13,400 414,100

2001 15,300 17,700 6,900 34,800 31,700 47,500 54,300 26,800 32,400 59,200 21,200 26,700 374,500

2002 17,800 20,800 16,900 48,700 72,300 117,500 69,400 79,800 85,200 45,500 23,600 23,400 615,700

2003 16,800

1/ These data refer to a particular day near the end of the month.

Source: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

Table 3. American Pima Exports Sales and Commitments

1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002* 2002-2003* 2003-2004*

15.3 35.6 35.5 28.7 33.2 6.5

14.1 19.3 23.2 17.8 31.6 15.2

8.4 11.5 11.5 12.6 7.8 6.5

25.7 14.9 20.0 11.1 10.1 10.8

0.2 2.1 1.4 3.2 3.3 0.6

1.9 4.8 9.5 5.5 10.1 0.0

65.6 88.2 101.1 78.9 96.1 39.6

70.0 74.8 70.0 72.0 76.0 22.3

25.7 30.2 56.0 56.3 97.8 21.2

24.1 45.8 54.0 40.7 65.3 3.1

6.5 24.5 27.6 25.8 7.2 1.4

40.8 44.3 39.3 25.2 31.2 2.4

7.0 16.4 17.1 21.7 24.8 1.9

5.0 17.9 26.0 20.9 65.9 16.3

15.9 62.6 36.7 17.1 46.3 0.0

5.2 27.7 3.0 9.6 63.5 0.4

0.0 4.8 1.3 4.8 9.4 0.0

200.2 349.0 331.0 294.1 487.4 69.0

19.9 2.7 2.5 6.8 29.4 6.5

1.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.0

Mexico 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3

W. Hemisphere Totals 21.3 4.3 4.4 8.7 32.2 7.8

1.5 5.5 0.5 0.7 0.0 2.6

288.6 447.0 437.0 382.4 615.7 119.0

Listed in thousand 480-lb. bales for 1998-2003. * 2002/03 sales listed in running bales through September 11, 2003.

Source: U.S. Export Sales - September 22, 2003

Reprint of table from Supima web site.

836

 991

1,056

904

Portugal

Other

Season total

Table 2. American Pima: Exports by months, running bales, 1993-2003 1/

Belgium

Switzerland

Country

Italy

Germany

1,342

1,227

1,128

1,105

1,254

Table 1. American Pima: Acreage, production, quotations and prices, by seasons, 1990-2003

Planted Harvested Yield per acre Grade 3 staple 46 quotation 1/

Europe Totals

Japan

Pakistan

Indonesia

South Korea

Bangladesh

Thailand

India

Taiwan

China

Other

Asia Totals

World Totals

Peru

Brazil

Rest of World
Color Leaf Color Leaf

44 46 48 44 46 48

1 1 93.11 99.12 99.62 1 1 97.11 101.87 102.87

2 93.11 98.87 99.37 2 97.11 101.87 102.87

3 90.86 95.50 96.00 3 94.86 98.25 99.00

4--- 4-- -

5--- 5-- -

6--- 6-- -

2 1 91.61 97.87 98.87 2 1 95.61 100.37 101.12

2 91.61 97.87 98.87 2 95.61 100.37 101.12

3 89.11 93.25 94.25 3 92.86 95.75 96.50

4 81.50 85.25 86.25 4 83.25 87.75 88.50

5--- 5-- -

6--- 6-- -

3 1 86.11 91.93 93.93 3 1 88.11 93.43 95.43

2 86.11 91.93 93.93 2 88.11 93.43 95.43

3 85.61 90.93 92.43 3 87.61 92.93 93.93

4 80.00 82.00 83.25 4 81.25 84.00 84.75

5 75.25 76.75 78.00 5 76.75 77.75 79.00

6--- 6-- -

4 1 77.50 80.00 80.00 4 1 79.50 82.00 82.00

2 77.50 80.00 80.00 2 79.50 82.00 82.00

3 77.00 80.00 80.00 3 79.00 82.00 82.00

4 76.50 79.50 79.50 4 78.50 81.50 81.50

5 70.00 71.00 71.00 5 72.00 73.00 73.00

6--- 6-- -

5 1--- 5 1-- -

2 69.75 70.25 70.25 2 70.75 71.25 71.25

3 69.75 70.25 70.25 3 70.75 71.25 71.25

4 69.75 70.25 70.25 4 70.75 71.25 71.25

5 69.25 69.50 69.50 5 70.50 71.00 71.00

6--- 6-- -

6 1--- 6 1-- -

2 57.50 57.75 57.75 2 58.50 58.75 58.75

3 57.50 57.75 57.75 3 58.50 58.75 58.75

4 57.50 57.75 57.75 4 58.50 58.75 58.75

5 57.25 57.50 57.50 5 58.25 58.50 58.50

6 57.00 57.00 57.00 6 57.75 58.00 58.00

Mike Points Mike Points

ranges per pound Level Diff. ranges per pound Level Diff.

26 & Below -1350 1 -350 26 & Below -1350 1 -425

27-29 -950 2 -850 27-29 -950 2 -900

30-32 -525 30-32 -550

33-34 -300 1 -300 33-34 -300 1 -425

35 & Above 0 2 -700 35 & Above 0 2 -850

1/ Pima spot quotations for other color-leaf combinations not quoted will be included as sales of those qualities are reported.

2/ Prices quoted are last month's average spot price.

Staple Staple

Bark, Grass, Sp.twist, Other Bark, Grass, Sp.twist, Other

Extraneous Matter

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American Pima quotations are for cotton equal to the Official Standards, net weight, in mixed lots, uncompressed, FOB warehouse. 1/ 2/

DESERT SOUTHWEST PIMA DIFFERENCES SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY PIMA DIFFERENCES

Extraneous Matter

Preparation Preparation
Table 5. American Pima: Domestic mill consumption and stocks, running bales, 

by months and seasons, 1995-2002

Season 

beginning Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Season

August 1 total

 Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales

Mill consumption 1/

1995 7,129 9,937* 8,436 8,060 7,746* 8,643 8,502 10,812* 8,507 7,863 11,211* 7,195 104,041

1996 8,462 9,302* 7,793 7,611 7,710* 7,565 7,775 11,166* 8,594 8,101 9,928* 7,207 101,214

1997 7,898 8,905* 8,629 7,984 9,316* 8,651 9,408 11,179* 8,976 8,994 10,580* 8,133 108,653

1998 9,390 12,047* 11,314 10,987 11,789* 13,369* 12,282 14,051* 11,808 12,864 13,915* 8,823 142,639

1999 12,487 12,184* 9,993 8,797 9,701* 9,724 11,328 13,583* 10,708 11,090 12,720* 8,775 131,070

2000 10,599 12,068* 10,480 8,589 8,347* 9,842 9,745 10,984* 9,418 8,256 10,945* 7,456 116,729

2001 9,193 11,479* 10,065 6,930 7,577* 7,700 7,384 8,720* 7,566 7,711 9,220* 5,813 99,358

2002 3/ 7,582 9,722* 8,009 8,539 9,289* 9,792* 9,252 10,914* 7,248 6,350 7,888* 6,587 101,172

Mill consumption per day

1995 356 397 422 403 310 432 425 432 425 393 448 360 400

1996 423 372 390 381 308 378 389 447 430 405 397 360 390

1997 395 356 431 399 373 433 470 447 449 450 423 407 419

1998 470 482 566 549 472 535 614 562 590 643 557 441 540

1999 624 487 500 440 388 486 566 543 535 555 509 438 506

2000 530 483 524 429 334 492 487 439 471 413 438 323 451

2001 460 459 503 347 303 385 369 349 378 386 369 291 383

2002 3/ 379 389 400 427 372 392 463 437 362 318 281 329 382

Stocks in consuming establishments 2/

1995 5,407 4,868 3,477 2,602 2,553 1,927 2,678 2,925 2,559 2,502 3,127 3,245 -

1996 2,989 3,219 2,178 1,565 1,583 2,313 2,550 2,763 3,020 3,300 3,966 4,423 -

1997 5,120 7,086 6,311 6,513 7,167 7,808 8,225 9,123 9,427 10,989 11,752 11,295 -

1998 10,498 13,533 11,026 9,922 9,262 8,692 9,310 11,430 11,571 10,321 8,317 9,442 -

1999 10,965 10,017 9,646 9,540 8,351 7,095 6,264 6,988 6,839 7,099 8,587 9,302 -

2000 8,943 7,386 7,227 7,067 6,762 6,879 5,969 6,270 5,505 6,219 5,772 5,522 -

2001 5,857 5,353 3,737 3,896 2,836 3,233 2,626 3,621 3,905 3,427 3,011 2,547 -

2002 3/ 2,390 3,455 3,267 2,441 3,714 3,727 4,058 4,561 5,962 5,890 5,305 4,718 -

Stocks in public storage 2/

1995 36,089 25,351 42,580 122,502 141,232 161,361 136,387 100,947 89,053 77,504 63,859 56,803 -

1996 48,497 52,910 91,273 157,542 176,800 174,406 145,580 112,472 87,120 70,317 56,720 43,942 -

1997 32,193 29,588 92,429 150,010 177,007 213,446 171,559 132,067 103,225 86,679 66,998 47,108 -

1998 34,113 27,782 36,423 105,928 217,850 197,540 179,846 160,514 145,431 122,320 103,514 85,038 -

1999 69,012 54,714 88,154 203,159 283,968 339,095 340,403 295,355 267,224 229,513 187,677 224,691 -

2000 192,453 153,212 205,375 291,881 329,139 306,152 295,000 219,656 182,701 157,347 135,693 107,087 -

2001 83,140 56,786 124,588 264,513 362,703 448,915 466,780 441,980 401,248 362,611 334,347 300,413 -

2002 3/ 276,907 252,572 310,150 378,635 472,227 498,381 510,010 393,849 310,213 318,740 248,594 215,914 -

1/ Consumption figures relate to four-week months except as noted. * Five-week month. Daily consumption rates calculated on the basis of 20

days for four-week months and 25 days for five-week months with no allowance for holidays. 2/ Stocks at end of reporting period. 3/ Preliminary.

Note: The Bureau of the Census has the following footnote on their Long Staple Cotton data: "Long Staple Cotton includes American 

Pima, Sea Island and domestic raw cotton other than American Upland. (Prior to January 1996, included foreign cotton.)"

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