孟加拉纺织企业高管受邀参观美棉种植带

Bangladeshi textile executives tour US Cotton Belt

The Cotton Council International (CCI), the global marketing arm of the US cotton industry, promoting cotton fibre, fabric, and fashion, has announced that eleven key executives, from eleven different textile mills in Bangladesh, recently travelled to the US as part of the COTTON USA Special Trade Mission, which toured the US Cotton Belt.

The trip was an opportunity for them to learn more about why US cotton is the world’s preferred fibre. During the trip, they observed US cotton production, processing and marketing and met with US cotton exporters for the purpose of increasing their purchasing of US cotton.

The Bangladesh delegation began its tour in New York City with a seminar at ICE Futures. They then travelled to the Cotton Belt’s four major growing regions and met with members of industry organisations including: Cotton Incorporated, the National Cotton Council, USDA, Supima, as well as merchants and coops. They also had the opportunity to learn about US cotton production while visiting a local cotton farm in Lubbock, TX.

Bangladesh is currently the world’s largest importer of cotton, importing 6.2 million bales of cotton in 2015/16. According to Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury, managing director of Argon Spinning LTD, Bangladesh will continue to play an important role in the global cotton industry, and he projects Bangladesh will import 11 million bales of cotton by 2021. Bangladesh currently stands as US cotton’s ninth largest market – with US export commitments there at more than half a million bales thus far in the 2016-17 marketing year. (GK)

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孟加拉纺织企业高管受邀参观美棉种植带

美国国际棉花协会是美国国家棉业总会在海外的宣传与代表机构，旨在促进棉花纤维和面料等的发展。该协会宣布将从孟加拉选取11家纺织厂的高管参观美棉种植带。

这次旅行给他们提供了一个机会，让他们了解为什么美国棉花是世界上最受欢迎的纤维。在访问期间，他们视察了美国棉花从生产、加工和销售的一系列进程，并与美国棉花出口商会面，目的是增加他们对美国棉花的购买。

孟加拉代表团在纽约洲际交易所开展了一场研讨会。随后，他们前往棉花带的四个主要种植区，并会见了一些行业组织成员，其中包括：棉花公司、全国棉花委员会、美国农业部、Supima以及商人和合作社。他们还参观了位于德克萨斯州卢博克市的当地棉花农场，也有机会了解美国棉花的生产情况。

目前，孟加拉国是世界上最大的棉花进口国，2015/16年进口了620万包棉花。据孟加拉服装生产与出口商协会会长 Anwar-ul-Alam Chowdhury说，孟加拉国将继续在全球棉花产业中发挥重要作用。他预计，到2021年孟加拉国将进口1100万包棉花。孟加拉国目前是美国棉花的第九大市场。2016-2017年，美国出口至孟加拉的棉花数量超过50万包。

(编译：杨朝霞)