Egypt's Alcotexa sells 312 Tons Cotton in the past week.
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 312 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on August 28, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.
Egytex News Desk
Source: Reuters
The sales comprised 92.5 tonnes of Giza 88, 50 tonnes Giza 45, 2.5 tonnes Giza 80 and 167 tonnes of Giza 86, the official said.
The deal brings Alcotexa's export commitments for the 2009/10 season, which began in September, to 81,862 tonnes of cotton worth $198.9 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 25,163 tonnes of cotton worth $63.35 million.
Source: Reuters
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 29 August 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
