The following is a table of the world’s five largest cotton producers, exporters and consumers, measured in thousands of metric tons. Figures are for the 2010-2011 crop year that ended July 31.

Data are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

PRODUCERS:

1)  China            6,641
2)  India            5,530
3)  U.S.             3,942
4)  Pakistan         1,916
5)  Brazil           1,851

EXPORTERS:

1)  U.S.              3,135
2)  India             1,089
3)  Australia           566
4)  Uzbekistan          577
5)  Brazil              435

CONSUMERS

1)  China            10,015
2)  India             4,355
3)  Pakistan          2,232
4)  Turkey            1,263
5)  Brazil              958