Staple Cotton Cooperative Association, headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi is the oldest and largest cotton marketing cooperative in the United States. Marketing over 4 million bales of Memphis/Eastern cotton annually, Staplcotn supplies the United States' best rain grown cotton to the world.

Staplcotn services the world textile industry landing cotton to virtually every country that imports U.S. Memphis/Eastern grown cotton. Staplcotn annually supplies over one quarter of the cotton consumed in the U.S. textile industry. In addition to the U.S. market, Staplcotn is also a major supplier to markets sych as Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and various Central and South American countries.

Canada - Mexico - United States

China - Taiwan - Japan - Thailand - Indonesia

Pakistan - India - Bangladesh - Turkey

While worldwide consumption of cotton has been increasing, Memphis/Eastern gains in production volume have resulted in a larger market share of cotton consumption for the Memphis/Eastern growth. Not only has the larger crop supported increased exports, but so has the excellent quality of the region's production. Traditionally, the Memphis/Eastern crop produces various qualities in terms of grade, leaf, staple and mic. This makes our region attractive because it offers the world's textile industry flexability in their purchasing. Whether you are a ring spinner making 30-40 counts in Indonesia who requires Middling 1 3/32 and longer staple or an open end spinner in Turkey who needs Strict Low Middling 1 1/16, chances are you can find your desired cotton in the Memphis/Eastern territory. Click here for export information.

Marketing more bales of Memphis/Eastern cotton than any other company, Staplcotn is fast becoming the primary supplier of Memphis/Eastern to every country in the world who consumes U.S. upland cotton.