Is America still Nation Producing Cotton?

You might be knowing the song title “Cotton Field” written by Huddie Ledbetter in 1940 to “depict” life in the states that produce cotton.

Fig 01- Cotton field in Mississippi

The USA is a prominent country to produce white cotton in the world around 1800’s., but now, India and China are the most to produce cotton.

If we travel to southern states such as Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama or Tennessee nowadays, then we will see cotton fields along the roads.

It seems “cotton is back!”

In 2021, America has produced 17.8 million bales cotton, equal to 4.3 million metric tons.

Fig 02- Pitcher, just for illustration

Fig 03- Stalks with white cotton

Two top cotton production countries in the world as of 2022:

- China, 6.4 million tons

- India, 6.2 million tons

My understanding, cotton is used for textile industries extensively to produce many things from clothes to bed sheets to towel to jackets and many more.

Interestingly, cotton is also used for other purposes: cotton seeds for animal food, plastics, oil, rubber and human cosmetics.

Have you ever seen cotton field?

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20 comments:

ChristineNovember 16, 2022 at 9:24 PM
Interesting to see the cotton plant
Marcepanowy KącikNovember 17, 2022 at 12:34 AM
Chiny i Indie to tez kraje gdzie populacja jest duża.
roentareNovember 17, 2022 at 12:36 AM
I remember cotton farming is not great for environment. It also requires a lot of water and deforestation.
camdanduslerNovember 17, 2022 at 12:39 AM
The city I live in is a city that is popular with cotton in Turkey. It is very valuable.
TomNovember 17, 2022 at 3:23 AM
...years ago I saw cotton growing in South Carolina.
ellieNovember 17, 2022 at 4:28 AM
Such an interesting subject. Yes, one might think we are just being lazy here. We do need our cotton. But there are other things that might be causing our cotton fields to go like the climate change. We are in a draught. Texas has been for a very long time.
Caitlin'nMeganNovember 17, 2022 at 4:32 AM
Growing cotton might be becoming a lost art in the states. A lot like sheep shearing. Yet, it's still one of the staples of our lives. Also, China and India have some beautiful country to grow cotton in and it's closer to the factories they will be using the cotton to make things, like clothes which is a rare thing here.
Al PenwasserNovember 17, 2022 at 8:58 AM
I drove to North Carolina a few weeks back. On our way through Virginia, we saw a lot of cotton fields and cotton rolled up in these huge bales. So, yeah, cotton is apparently still a thing in Virginia.
Las Locuras de AhydeNovember 17, 2022 at 9:28 AM
Hola. Un post muy interesante. Besos
PantherkaNovember 17, 2022 at 10:22 AM
I didn't see a field with cotton.
Greetings.
BillNovember 17, 2022 at 11:19 AM
I've never seen a cotton field.
Naya_gmNovember 17, 2022 at 11:43 AM
So interesting post
Thanks for sharing
Kisses ♥
Bob BushellNovember 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM
Lovely post.
eileeninmdNovember 18, 2022 at 2:23 AM
Yay for the cotton growers. I have seen fields of cotton on my southern bound road trips. Take care, enjoy your weekend!
Nanny's Pansy PatchNovember 19, 2022 at 8:28 AM
There are cotton fields down south. We saw some in S. Carolina. I hope it does make a bigger come back in the states. We need to be more self efficient.