12/05/2021 – Losses from 2020/21 season made up
Egypt: Increasing cotton production 2021/22
Post attributes the increase to higher area harvested and containment of the white fly infestation that caused losses in 2020/21.
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The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service post in Cairo forecasts market year 2021/22 cotton area harvested to increase by seven percent to 70,000 hectares, from 65,000 hectares in season 2020/21. © Bremer Baumwollbörse