MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) - Ivory Coast is expected to produce around 450,000 cotton tons in 2015-16 compared to 500,000 tons estimated earlier, as per Intercoton, the country’s cotton association. The country’s next year cotton output is lowered considering dry weather conditions, it said.
Ivory Coast produced 450,000 tons cotton last season and output has risen steadily over the past five years. Ivory Coast is one of West Africa’s major cotton exporters.
Intercoton said that rain was rare during the current planting season in May and June. We expect production of 450,000-460,000 tons. Due to deficient rainfall, crop planted are dead and a lot of hectares are not as good as they should be.
Seedlings were planted over 400,873 hectares at the end of July down from 450,000 expected initially. The association has advised farmers to use inputs and fertilizer and aim to boost production to 1.1 tonnes per hectare.
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015532)
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