ICAC says China could grow 3% more cotton in 2017-2018
04/04/2017
World cotton production is forecast to grow by 1% to 23.1 million tonnes in 2017-2018, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has said. In a press release, ICAC said that high prices in 2016-2017 have encouraged farmers to plant more cotton this season. However, it warned that the average yield is expected to decline by 2% to 761...