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Egypt plans to increase cotton production to meet high export orders
Economy

Egypt plans to increase cotton production to meet high export orders

After a catastrophic year for Egypt’s cotton industry in 2016, a demand for the Egyptian white gold has emerged in…
Cotton exports decline by 36.7%: CAPMAS
Egypt

Cotton exports decline by 36.7%: CAPMAS

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that total cotton exports fell to 128.3 thousand quintals during…
Area cultivated with cotton in 2016 was lowest since Mohamed Ali Pasha: Minister
Egypt

Area cultivated with cotton in 2016 was lowest since Mohamed Ali Pasha: Minister

Agriculture Minister Abdel Moneim al-Banna said Sunday that the overall area cultivated with cotton in Egypt decreased to 129 thousand…
Additional 10,000 spinning, weaving workers join Mahalla strike
Egypt

Additional 10,000 spinning, weaving workers join Mahalla strike

An additional 10,000 workers of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla, Gharbiya, joined the strike, staged by 6,000…
Crackdown on fake cotton helps revive Egypt crop
Egypt

Crackdown on fake cotton helps revive Egypt crop

Egypt's most famous export, the silky soft cotton prized by makers of luxury bedding and clothing, has become so scarce…
Cotton exports declined by 16.5% between March to May: CAPMAS
Business

Cotton exports declined by 16.5% between March to May: CAPMAS

The total amount of cotton exported by Egypt fell to 145.6 thousand metric quintals from March 2016 to May 2016,…
Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
Environment

Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest

Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India, a…
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
Business

Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output

A scandal involving the alleged sale of falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products by an Indian textile manufacturer to U.S.
Govt could expand to short-staple cotton to restructure textile companies
Business

Govt could expand to short-staple cotton to restructure textile companies

The government might expand the country’s cotton production to include the cultivation of short-staple cotton as part of a restructuring…
Govt buys cotton crop for LE300 mn
Egypt

Govt buys cotton crop for LE300 mn

Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed said the government has allocated LE300 million to buy the total cotton crop production, adding that…
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