Global Textile Executives To Partake In Cotton USA’s 42nd Tour
The 42nd Cotton USA Orientation Tour will be held from September 30 to October 7, in which textile manufacturing executives from 15 countries will visit the main cotton growing regions in the US
The tour’s major objectives are to increase US cotton awareness on the various types and qualities of US cotton and help them gain a better understanding of US marketing practices.
More than 900 textile executives from more than 60 countries have participated in this biennial tour initiated in 1968.
“The Cotton USA Orientation Tour is vital to US cotton export performance,” CCI President Steve Dyer said.
“For over half a century, this event has enabled our industry to showcase our high-quality US cotton fibre to important global spinners, as well as build and strengthen relationships,” Dyer added.
This year’s Orientation Tour includes executives representing 27 companies in Bangladesh, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
These manufacturers are expected to consume 5.7 million bales of cotton in 2023, while an estimated 2.9 million bales of US cotton will be exported to those countries.
This represents about 23 percent of US cotton export sales, making these companies some of US cotton’s largest customers.
