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Cotton lint production in Zimbabwe is expected to increase by 62 percent to73,000 MT in the 2017/18 MY, due to the government’s free inputs support program that targets smallholder farmers.

Cooperators held a number of promotional events across Japan in May 2017, including the most recent Cooperator to enter the Japanese market, the California Olive Oil Council (COOC).

For MY 2016/17 (August to July) total cotton production for Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal is estimated to rise 18 percent to 1.8 million metric tons (MMT) due to higher area....

MY 2014/15 (Aug/July) rainy season started normally in May for most selected countries but a long pause during June and July could reduce countries’ initial targets.

Post forecasts that Zambia’s cotton production will increase by about 25 percent to 50,000 MT in the 2014/15 MY.

Pakistani cotton is currently among lowest-priced cotton in the world.

Post’s MY 2014/15 production forecast is 30.6 million 480 lb. bales, marginally lower than the USDA forecast.

Post’s MY14/15 forecast for cotton production remains unchanged from the previous 6.5 million tons.

Favorable cotton prices relative to synthetic fibers prices, coupled with the expansion of large mills, have led to higher imports and consumption of cotton.

Despite continued water deficit in the South and some pest problems during vegetation in some regions, in general, this year’s weather conditions were favorable for growers.

Post forecasts 2014/15 area planted to cotton at one million hectares with cotton production reaching 6.9 million bales (1.5 million metric tons).

Cotton consumption and imports by Thailand are estimated to decline in MY 2014/15.