U.S. Cotton Usage and Stocks - April 2015
WASHINGTON - Jun 1/15 - SNS -- Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 998,000 pounds in April 2015, down slightly from March 2015 and down 4% from February 2015, reports the USDA.
April stocks on hand on the last Saturday of the month totaled 1.9 million pounds up 58% from March and up 72% from February.
Total Manmade fiber consumed on the cotton system was 35.3 million pounds during April 2015, up 11% from March 2015 and up 61% from February 2015. Of the total manmade fiber consumed, over 85% was polyester staple.
Total number of spindles on the cotton system was 1.10 million during April 2015. Active spindles consuming 100% cotton was 606 thousand in April 2015, up 2% from March 2015 and up 2% from February 2015.
Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2015 - April 2015
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Item : February 2015 : March 2015 : April 2015
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Extra long staple :
Consumed :
Running bales ....................................number: 2,081 2,001 2,001
Weight .....................................1,000 pounds: 1,041 1,000 998
Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) :
Running bales ....................................number: 2,211 2,413 3,796
Weight .....................................1,000 pounds: 1,106 1,206 1,901
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Rayon and acetate staple :
Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 742 758 1,040
Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 661 575 553
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Polyester staple :
Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 18,683 27,849 30,255
Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 18,936 19,895 20,929
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Other manmade fiber staple :
Consumed .....................................1,000 pounds: 2,514 3,281 3,986
Stocks on hand (last Saturday of the month) ..1,000 pounds: 5,588 2,798 3,853
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Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated - United States: February 2015 - April 2015
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Item : February 2015 : March 2015 : April 2015
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Cotton-system spindles in place :
Ring spindles .......................................1,000: 733 733 734
Airjet spindles .....................................1,000: 30 30 30
Open-end spindles ...................................1,000: 339 337 337
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Cotton-system spindles active :
Spindles consuming 100% cotton ......................1,000: 593 597 605
million hours: 391 438 466
Spindles consuming 100% manmade fiber ...............1,000: 34 23 28
million hours: 20 13 19
Spindles consuming mixtures or blends ...............1,000: 460 468 457
million hours: 292 291 336
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