Geography; cotton spining and weaving industry; General remarks ou Brazilian cotton; State of Sao Paulo; Sao Paulo cotton; State of Minas Geraes; State of Bahia; State of Sergipe; State of Alagoas; State of Prnambuco; States of Parahyba and Rio Grande do Norte, cotton export houses of Pernambuco, Parahyba and Rio Grande do Norte; The principal exports products of Brazil.

Brazil is one of the world¿s leading cotton producers and an important competitor of the U.S. in Asian and European cotton markets. This situation has come about as a result of trade liberalization, structural transformation of the Brazilian economy, and the emergence of new cotton producing regions using advanced technologies and benefiting from targeted government support. Brazil¿s access to additional agricultural land and recent favorable cotton prices suggest the country¿s cotton production could rise even more than previously expected. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.