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EGYPT: Egypt's Alcotexa sells 1,190 Tons of Cotton in the past week.
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 1,190 tonnes of cotton in the week ended January 22, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.
Egytex News Desk
Source: Reuters
The sales comprised 247 tonnes of the Giza 88 variety and 943 tonnes of Giza 86, the official said.
Alcotexa's export commitments for the 2010/11 season, which began in September, are now 92,779 tonnes of cotton worth $350.72 million, the official added.
By this time last year, Alcotexa had sold 54,875 tonnes of cotton worth $122.7 million.
Source: Reuters
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 24 January 2011. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
