Seed Industry

Leading producer countries of cotton Top ten cotton producers—2011 (480-pound bales)   People's Republic of China 33.0 million bales   India 27.0 million bales   United States 18.0 million bales   Pakistan 10.3 million bales   Brazil 9.3 million bales   Uzbekistan 4.6 million bales   Australia 4.2 million bales   Turkey 2.8 million bales   Turkmenistan 1.6 million bales   Greece 1.4 million bales The five leading exporters of cotton in 2011 are (1) the United States, (2) India, (3) Brazil, (4) Australia, and (5) Uzbekistan. The largest nonproducing  importers  are Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Hong Kong and Japan. In India, the states of Maharashtra (26.63%), Gujarat (17.96%) and Andhra Pradesh (13.75%) and also Madhya Pradesh are the leading cotton producing states, these states have a predominantly tropical wet and dry climate. In Pakistan, cotton is grown predominantly in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. The leading area of cotton production is the south Punjab