In the last five years, Brazil has been working its way towards becoming a major exporter of cotton. Based on the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) records, from 1991/92 season to the 2002/03 season, Brazil was a net importer of cotton. However, new high yields, especially in Mato Grosso and Bahia, have resulted in a shift. In 2003/04, Brazilian cotton production surpassed its internal consumption by almost half a million tons, thus becoming a net exporter. For this upcoming season, theICAC projects a total production of 1.4 million tons of which half a million will be destined to export.
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