Egypt’s short-staple cotton imports fall 15% in 2023/24 harvest season

Updated 10/9/2024 11:48:00 AM
Egypt’s short-staple cotton imports fall 15% in 2023/24 harvest season

Arab Finance: Egypt’s imports of short-staple cotton declined by 15% to 97,000 tons during the 2023/2024 harvest season ended last September, Asharq Business reported, citing an official document.

The North African country’s cotton imports from Sudan went down 63% to 19,000 tons, given the current tensions in the country.

However, Egypt’s imports from Greece rose 16%, hitting 50,000 tons in 2024, while imports from Benin fell by 55% to 4,500 tons. 

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