Exporting 426 thousand and 830 kantar for 22 countries of total value 54 million dollars
Egytex News Desk
Source: Ahram Newspaper
He added that the amount of contracts from the super-long staple varieties of cotton reached 265 thousand and 290 per kantars with a 62.12% of total contracts, while the amounts of contracts of long items reached 156 thousand & 530 per kantar with a 36.67% and that the proportion of the total commitment of public enterprise sector companies is 16.46% of total commitments, while the proportion of the total commitment of private companies is about 85.54%.
According to the data of the federation of cotton exporters, Eng. Tharwat said that the amount of cotton that was shipped from the beginning of the season in September 2008 was about 241 thousand & 310 kantars with 56.54% of total contracts. The total value of contracts 33 million, 915 thousand & 106 dollars and 19 million, 651 thousand & 55 dollars.
Dr. Mahmoud El Bagoury-General director of the committee that the amount of cotton that has been collected from various points season 2008/2009 amounted 802 thousand and 596 kantar.
Source: Ahram Newspaper
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 8 July 2009. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
