Egypt's Alcotexa sells 906 Tons Cotton in The Past Week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 906 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on July 3, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.
Egytex News Desk
Source: Reuters
The sales comprised 150 tonnes of Giza 87, 372 tonnes of Giza 88 and 384 tonnes of Giza 86, the official said.
The deal brings Alcotexa's export commitments for the 2009/10 season, which began in September, to 76,222 tonnes of cotton worth $181.1 million, the official said.
Egypt expects to export 80,000 tonnes of cotton this season, the agriculture minister said in February.
By this time last year, Alcotexa had sold 21,910 tonnes of cotton worth $54.5 million.
Source: Reuters
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 5 July 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
