# Global cotton production to fall on lower output in US, India, says USDA

> USDA projected 2026/27 global cotton production down nearly 500,000 bales to 117.5 million, as lower output in India, the United States and Turkey outweighed increases in China and Australia. Global exports were raised by more than 100,000 bales to 44.8 million, while consumption was cut by more than 300,000 bales to 122.7 million.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:11:37.543Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92428-global-cotton-production-to-fall-on-lower-output-in-us-india-says-usda
- Commodities: [Whole Cottonseed](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WCOTTONSEED.md)

## Why it matters

The smaller production forecast tightens expected cotton supply and could support cotton prices, though weaker projected consumption and higher exports partly offset that effect. Changes to cottonseed availability may influence feed coproduct supply, but the report gives no specific cottonseed-meal forecast.

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/global-cotton-output-to-decline-as-us-india-crops-shrink-says-usda/article71687533.ece

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