2016-17年度美国棉花出口量预计为1400万包

US cotton exports in 2016-17 are forecast at 14.0 million bales: USDA

US cotton exports in 2016-17 are forecast at 14.0 million bales, a 53 per cent increase from the previous season, according to the US department of agriculture (USDA). Overall, the US share of world trade is expected to reach 39 per cent, up from 26 per cent last season, which would be the highest level in 6 years, the April 2017 report on cotton said.

“With global trade expected to rise by less than 4 per cent and with stable import forecasts for major US markets, US market share will have to expand significantly in many countries for the forecast to be obtained,” states the report ‘Cotton: World Markets and Trade’ released by Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA.

Market share of US cotton is expanding in nearly all markets, with an exceptional increase in Taiwan.

“For 2016-17, global cotton use is raised only marginally, and production is raised, resulting in global ending stocks up slightly. Global trade is up marginally, while US exports are raised by 800,000 bales, reducing US ending stocks,” the report said. (RKS)

译文如下：

2016-17年度美国棉花出口量预计为1400万包

据美国农业部称，2016-17年度美国棉花出口量预计为1400万包，较上一赛季同比上涨53%。总体而言，美国棉花在世界贸易中所占的份额将达到39%，高于去年的26%，这将是6年来的最高水平。

美国农业部在外国农业服务网站上刊登报告“棉花-世界市场及贸易”中指出，全球贸易增幅预计将不足4%，美国等主要国家的进口市场稳定，美国在许多国家的市场份额有所扩大。

美国棉花在全球所有市场的份额正在扩大，其中台湾表现最为明显。

该报告称，2016-17年度，全球棉花消费量仅小幅上涨，但棉花产量提高，使得全球棉花期末库存有所递增。目前，全球贸易略有上扬，美国棉花出口了80万包，使得期末库存有所下降。

(编译：杨朝霞)