More than 30 textile manufacturing executives from 15 countries will visit the U.S. Cotton Belt September 30-October 7 on the 42nd COTTON USA Orientation Tour. The tour, sponsored by Cotton Council International (CCI), is designed to increase U.S. cotton customers' awareness of the types/qualities of U.S. cotton, help them gain a better understanding of U.S. marketing practices, and enhance their relationships with U.S. exporters.
This year's tour participants will visit a Mid-South cotton farm and gin, tour a farm and cotton warehouse in Texas, tour a Pima cotton farm in California, observe cotton research in North Carolina and Mississippi, and tour the USDA cotton classing office in Bartlett, Tennessee. They will also meet with U.S. cotton exporters and get briefings from CCI, the National Cotton Council (NCC), Cotton Incorporated, ACSA, the Texas Cotton Association, the Lubbock Cotton Exchange, Amcot, the American Cotton Producers, the Delta Council, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., the Western Cotton Shippers Association, and Supima.
The COTTON USA Orientation Tour is a vital event for the U.S. cotton industry. For over half a century, this event has enabled the industry to showcase its high-quality U.S. cotton fiber to important international spinners and build and strengthen relationships with these customers.
