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Mali on track to harvest record cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes
BAMAKO: Mali is on track to harvest a record 2019/20 cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes, up about 22 percent from 2018/19
BAMAKO: Mali is on track to harvest a record 2019/20 cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes, up about 22 percent from 2018/19, the agriculture ministry said on Monday.
It said it expects good rainfall, growth in cultivated land and rising prices to boost production.
Mali's cotton season runs from April to March in two phases: production between May/June and September/October, and a harvesting and marketing phase that runs from October/November to the end of March.
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