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The Agriculture Ministry is aiming to increase cotton production this year to 2 mn qintars (100k tonnes) up from 1.4 mn (70k tonnes) last year, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The current season is off to a strong start with exports up 126% y-o-y<\/a> on the back of cultivation area increasing to 220k feddans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Agriculture Ministry is aiming to increase cotton production this year to 2 mn qintars (100k tonnes) up from 1.4 mn (70k tonnes) last year, according to Al Mal. 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