MATGA USA — American Textile Map

Transport Visibility

US Interstates (I-10 · I-20 · I-40)

Rail (UP Sunset · CSX/NS · BNSF)

Farm → Hub Routes

Satellite imagery (farm fields)

Cotton cluster regions

Consolidation Hub

Calcot, Ltd. — Bakersfield, CA
Grower co-op marketing ~800,000 bales/yr. Cotton from SJV, Imperial Valley, Arizona and the Gowan 1432 program consolidates here before shipment to Long Beach.

Key Corridors

━ I-5 / I-10 · Farm → Bakersfield

━ I-8 · Imperial Valley → Yuma

━ I-20 · Texas cotton → Southeast mills

╌╌ UP Sunset Route · CA → TX

╌╌ BNSF Southern Transcon · TX → CA

╌╌ CSX / Norfolk Southern · SE mill belt

After consolidation in Bakersfield, cotton containers truck to Port of Long Beach (I-710). Standard marine vessels cross the Pacific to premier spinning regions in East Asia.

Top Destination Ports

Port	Transit	Share
Qingdao, CN	16–17 days	28%
Shanghai, CN	14–15 days	22%
Tokyo, JP	11–12 days	18%
Busan, KR	13–14 days	16%
Kaohsiung, TW	15–16 days	12%

Export Volume Context

California ELS Pima commands a 20–35% premium over standard Upland cotton in Asian markets. Qingdao and Shanghai mills specifically source Calcot-certified fiber for luxury knitwear and shirting lines sold to European brands.

Ocean Lane

╌╌ Long Beach → East Asia spinning mills

Legend

Cotton farm / grower

Cotton gin

Yarn mill

Knit fabric mill

Fiber / partner

Calcot hub — Bakersfield

Yuma hub (proposed)

Port — Long Beach

Closed mill (1999–2025)

US Interstate

Rail corridor