The COTTON USA Advantage

• Family farmers who are committed to working their fields sustainably and leaving them better for the world.
• A long history of innovative harvesting and ginning technology that results in higher-quality cotton.
• One of the highest rates of adoption in the world for Precision Agriculture, which encourages less water and pesticide usage.
• U.S. farmers operate under voluminous, stringent, and enforceable regulations.
• A commitment to transparent partnership that is unmatched anywhere.
• One of the most comprehensive systems for monitoring and measuring all the key metrics involved in sustainability.

US Cotton Facts

• 2/3 of U.S. cotton land uses only rain water
• U.S. cotton water use efficiency has improved by 82% over the past 35 years 
• Cotton is carbon footprint neutral, meaning the plants remove more greenhouse gasses than production produces.