1.   They imported raw cotton from America.

2.   The rains could reduce the amount of cotton available if domestic textile mills import cotton this year under a special USDA provision caused by high U.S. cotton prices.

3.   Most textile companies in Pekalongan and Batang, also a regency in Central Java, imported cotton from China, Australia and the United States, he said.

4.   In some cases, they even import cotton to feed domestic demand from their thriving textile industries.

5.   Domestic manufacturers will have to import cotton again this year, despite the bumper crop, Tata said.

6.   The shortfall means Pakistan will have to import cotton to meet domestic textile industry needs.