Tag: cotton balance sheet

Global cotton surplus deepens as stocks rise to over 75 mn bales

Feb 12, 2026

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by

Ajit Rakhade

in Cotton, Cotton Fiber

World production raised to 119.86 million bales; consumption cut to 118.72 million US ending stocks rise to 4.40 million bales; farm price lowered to 60 cents/lb The February 2026 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report signals a clearer shift toward surplus conditions in the global cotton market. For 2025/26, world cotton production is…