Cotton Brazil, an international market development programme for certified Brazilian cotton by the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (ABRAPA), held its Sellers Mission event in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Aimed at promoting sustainability while also demonstrating Brazil as a reliable partner of high-quality and traceable cotton, the event agenda focused on Cotton Brazil’s commitment to ensuring short-term, medium, and long-term business continuity through its promotion of Brazilian cotton export.
Leveraging cutting-edge agricultural technology and adopting a non-irrigation farming practice in more than 90 percent of farms, Brazil has steadily increased its cotton production from 1.3 million tons in 2015/2016’s crop to approximately 3 million tons in 2019/2020’s crop.As of late April 2022, the agricultural powerhouse has supplied 166 thousand tons to Bangladesh.
ABRAPA estimates that the cotton area in Brazil for this year’s crop will amount to 1.58 million hectares, a 15% increase from 2021’s crop. With this increase in the planted area, ABRAPA forecasts a growth of 20% in the 2022 season with a production of 2.82 million tonnes, marking the second-best season for Brazilian cotton in history.
Brazil has shipped 1.519 million tonnes from the period of August 2021 to April 2022, generating a revenue of US$ 2,827 billion dollars. The country is projecting the total shipments to be 1.90 million tonnes for the next cycle.
Marcelo Duarte Monteiro, Director of International Relations of ABRAPA said, “While the world is facing a supply-chain crisis and a shortage of cotton globally, Brazil continues to foster business, maintaining its relationship strategies and assuring cotton supply. As we move into the second year of our programme and raise awareness for Brazilian cotton trade, we will continue to deliver solutions across cotton traceability, logistics, technology, and sustainability verticals.”
Launched in late 2020, Cotton Brazil’s global mission is to promote Brazil’scotton trade to international marketsand offer the global textile industry a reliable and high-quality cotton output and supply. Cotton Brazil seeks to strengthenprogrammes onsustainability, quality and traceability and cater to shifting demands from international B2B consumers.
