Egypt exported 1.8 mn qintars of cotton worth USD 222 mn between during the last export season, which ran between September 2018 to September 2019, according to a report (pdf) by the Cotton Arbitration & Testing General Organization. India was Egypt’s largest export market, and imported 46.6k qintars during the season. Cotton exports had increased by 74% during the first eight months of 2019 to 1.74 mn qintars, compared to 1 mn qintars during the same period last year, Agriculture Ministry sources said in August.

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