Pakistan to Increase Cotton Imports After Low Production
Pakistan is expected to increase cotton imports in 2020 due to a 17 percent reduction in domestic production compared with last year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released Dec. 30. The low production was…
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due to a combination of “intense hot” weather and a “severe” pest infestation. Imports are expected to increase to 4.4 million 480-pound bales, from last year’s 2.9 million, USDA said. Pakistan will also “continue to import better grades of cotton from the United States and other reliable sources to produce quality products for its textile export markets,” the report said.