As a new harvest season begins, cotton reached a peak of 0.96 cents per pound on August 23. An increase of 47.7% compared to the very low level encountered at the beginning of September 2020. The natural increase that accompanied the resumption of Asian production at the end of 2020 is to date accelerated by the recovery in orders but also by the persistent freight crisis and the Uyghur-linked cotton boycott. This increase comes as analysts from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expect global consumption of 123.3 million bales, for the season from August 2021 to the end of July 2022.