Is America still Nation Producing Cotton?

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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?


# Previous postings:

- Why Friendship may Improve Healthy Heart? - Heart 7 | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Rising and Falling of Prices during Covid-19 Pandemic – Virus 13 | Tanza Erlambang Update

19 comments:

  1. Interesting to see the cotton plant

    ReplyDelete
  2. Chiny i Indie to tez kraje gdzie populacja jest duża.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I remember cotton farming is not great for environment. It also requires a lot of water and deforestation.

    ReplyDelete
  4. The city I live in is a city that is popular with cotton in Turkey. It is very valuable.

    ReplyDelete
  5. ...years ago I saw cotton growing in South Carolina.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks to visit my blog-
      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.

      Delete
  6. 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.

    ReplyDelete
  7. 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.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I see....

      Thanks to visit my blog-
      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.

      Delete
  8. 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.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I didn't see a field with cotton.
    Greetings.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks to visit my blog-
      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.

      Delete
  10. I've never seen a cotton field.

    ReplyDelete
  11. So interesting post
    Thanks for sharing
    Kisses ♥

    ReplyDelete
  12. Yay for the cotton growers. I have seen fields of cotton on my southern bound road trips. Take care, enjoy your weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  13. 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.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. you are right....

      Thanks to visit my blog-
      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.

      Delete