23.5 % Increase in the Production of the Egyptian Cotton
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics ( CAMPAS) has revealed in it's annual report the increase in production of the Egyptian cotton by 23.5 % during the last agricultural season, where it increased to 2,1 million kantars when compared to 1,7 million kantar in the previous season .said Mr. Abu…
" The quantities of the long-staple cotton reached 1.5 million kantar with a percentage increase of 71.4 % and according to Giza 86 it reached 1.2 million kantar with a percentage increase of 57.1% of the total cotton in the market." Mr Abu Bakr added.
Source: Al Masry Al Yom NewsPaper
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 20 April 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.