cotton
Egypt plans to increase cotton production to meet high export orders
Economy
April 3, 2018
Egypt plans to increase cotton production to meet high export orders
After a catastrophic year for Egypt’s cotton industry in 2016, a demand for the Egyptian white gold has emerged in…
Cotton exports decline by 36.7%: CAPMAS
Egypt
February 22, 2018
Cotton exports decline by 36.7%: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that total cotton exports fell to 128.3 thousand quintals during…
Area cultivated with cotton in 2016 was lowest since Mohamed Ali Pasha: Minister
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Area cultivated with cotton in 2016 was lowest since Mohamed Ali Pasha: Minister
Agriculture Minister Abdel Moneim al-Banna said Sunday that the overall area cultivated with cotton in Egypt decreased to 129 thousand…
Additional 10,000 spinning, weaving workers join Mahalla strike
Egypt
August 9, 2017
Additional 10,000 spinning, weaving workers join Mahalla strike
An additional 10,000 workers of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla, Gharbiya, joined the strike, staged by 6,000…
Crackdown on fake cotton helps revive Egypt crop
Egypt
February 14, 2017
Crackdown on fake cotton helps revive Egypt crop
Egypt's most famous export, the silky soft cotton prized by makers of luxury bedding and clothing, has become so scarce…
Cotton exports declined by 16.5% between March to May: CAPMAS
Business
September 20, 2016
Cotton exports declined by 16.5% between March to May: CAPMAS
The total amount of cotton exported by Egypt fell to 145.6 thousand metric quintals from March 2016 to May 2016,…
Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
Environment
August 26, 2016
Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India, a…
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
Business
August 26, 2016
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
A scandal involving the alleged sale of falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products by an Indian textile manufacturer to U.S.
Govt could expand to short-staple cotton to restructure textile companies
Business
January 23, 2016
Govt could expand to short-staple cotton to restructure textile companies
The government might expand the country’s cotton production to include the cultivation of short-staple cotton as part of a restructuring…
Govt buys cotton crop for LE300 mn
Egypt
October 24, 2015
Govt buys cotton crop for LE300 mn
Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed said the government has allocated LE300 million to buy the total cotton crop production, adding that…