As previously reported, China imported 186,875 tons of cotton in August, while January through August cotton imports totaled 1,641,216 tons. The U.S. was the top supplier in August with shipments of 115,925 tons; however, volume was down 34.3% from the previous year. Uzbekistan was the second largest supplier, with imports surging to three times the year-ago volume at 27,832 tons, while 4,335 tons were imported from Turkmenistan, the first shipment of the year. Indian shipped 6,476 tons to China, pushing year-to-date volume to 567,773 tons.
