In August, China's cotton imports reached 259,000 tons or 1,189,566 480-pound bales. This volume is up from 1,051,778 480-pound bales in July and the highest level since March when 1,194,158 bales were imported. Total September 2006 through August 2007 cotton import volume reached 2,279,200 tons or approximately 10,471.784 480-pound bales.