Egypt: Cotton and Products Annual
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In market year (MY) 2022/23, cotton area harvested is forecast to increase 14 percent to 97,000 hectares (ha), from 85,000 ha in MY 2021/22. Post estimates MY 2022/23 production at 320,000 bales compared to 280,000 bales in MY 2021/22. Public spinners are still under renovation, limiting domestic use. However, Egypt plans to set up the world’s largest spinning and weaving factory in Mahalla al-Kubra, at a cost of about EGP 900 million ($57 million).
