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Prices of long-staple cotton from the Delta fell to EGP 2,500 per qintar, down from EGP 2,650 per qintar as a result of higher-than-usual supply during the 2018-2019 harvesting season, Farmers\u2019 Syndicate head Hussein Abdel Rahman said, according to Al Mal<\/a>. Traders are also reportedly holding back on purchasing cotton to force prices down, Abdel Rahman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prices of long-staple cotton from the Delta fell to EGP 2,500 per qintar, down from EGP 2,650 per qintar as a result of higher-than-usual supply during the 2018-2019 harvesting season, Farmers\u2019 Syndicate head Hussein Abdel Rahman said, according to Al Mal. 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