Cotton and Hemp
U.S. Cotton Exports in 2024
Total Export Value
$4.96 Billion
Total Volume (Millions)
2.47 Metric Tons
3-Year Average
$6.57 Billion
Compound Average Growth
2.5% (2015-2024)
Data and Analysis
In 2024, Indonesia was the 11th-largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, valued at $2.9 billion. In July 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced a landmark trade deal with Indonesia that would expand U.S. businesses’ access to markets in Indonesia and has the potential to facilitate substantial expansion for U.S. agricultural exports. The United States was the fourth-largest supplier of agricultural products to Indonesia in 2024, accounting for 10 percent of Indonesia’s import market, following Brazil, China, and Australia.
Turkish cotton production in Marketing Year (MY) 2025/26 is projected to decrease to 700,000 metric tons (MT) due to smaller planting area and drought conditions in some regions; the planting area is forecast at 395,000 hectares (ha).
Post forecasts MY 2025/26 cotton production at 6.91 MMT, an increase of 8 percent from the previous report and marginally higher than the official USDA estimate. Post lowers its MY 2024/25 cotton import estimate to 1.1 MMT, down 66 percent from MY 2023/24.
News and Features
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative are accepting applications for new members to serve on agricultural trade advisory committees.