Close on heels of celebrating the third Cotton Day in Dhaka by COTTON USA, the American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) has reportedly urged Bangladesh to withdraw what it feels ‘unfair’ trade restrictions on cotton imports from USA.
“It is time to review the unfair restrictions like fumigation on the import of US cotton in Bangladesh,” reportedly maintained the President of the American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) Raymond Faus, adding, “Only US cotton is subject to fumigation in Bangladesh, allegedly to prevent boll weevil but that boll weevil has been eradicated from the US long ago.”
It may be mentioned here that the American cotton industry is reportedly of the opinion that Fumigation not only imposes an additional cost burden on the importers and spinners but also results in increased lead time.
As per US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bangladesh is the largest cotton importer with 18 per cent global shares while China is said to be the second-largest buyer of US raw cotton.
Earlier, a seminar was organised by COTTON USA in Capital Dhaka to commemorate the 3rd Cotton Day. Attending the event, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat praised the readymade garment manufacturers of Bangladesh for using US-produced cotton to make apparels that are in global demand.
To mark this occasion, a delegation from COTTON USA, which included Director- South Asia of Cotton Council International William Bettendorf, President of American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) Raymond Faus, Vice President ICE Futures- ICE Marc Lewkowitz, President-SUPIMA, William Bettendorf among others, had come to Dhaka.
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