On June 12, 2018, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published an official notice issuing 800,000 tons in additional cotton import quotas subject to a sliding duty.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Approves Biotech Cotton

In May, the Ethiopian Ministry of Environment approved Bt cotton – the country’s first biotech crop – for cultivation.
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India: Cotton and Products Update

Post forecasts MY 2018/19 production at 28.7 million 480 lb. bales on 11.9 million hectares.
On May 31, 2018, Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Foodstuffs (SAGARPA) announced in the Mexican Federal Register....