Egypt: Cotton and Products Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   EG2024-0009
Egyptian cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25, the period from August 2024 to July 2025, is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales from MY2023/24, driven by a 4-percent drop in harvested area and lower input use, impacting yields. Imports are forecast at 450,000 bales, down 50,000 bales on lower exportable supplies from Sudan. MY2024/25 domestic mill use is forecast higher at 600,000 bales, up 20 percent, based on a projected recovery in global textile and garment demand and expanded spinning and weaving capacity in Egypt. Post forecasts MY2024/25 exports higher at 184,000 bales, down 66,000 bales from MY2023/24 due to steady demand which is capped by a government export ban. MY2024/25 ending stocks are forecast to fall to 416,000 bales down 24,000 bales from MY2023/24 USDA official estimates.

Related Reports

In March 2024, the Council of the European Union and European Parliament concluded negotiations on the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Regulation. The current text is going through a legal review but is now de-facto final and is expected to be formally adopted in the coming months. TEST EDIT
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Canada: Canada Implements a Federal Plastics Registry

On April 22, 2024, Canada announced the implementation of a Federal Plastic Registry to monitor the types and volumes of plastic products, including plastic packaging used in agriculture and food manufacturing, through their life cycle on the Canadian market.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Rice export prices increased one percent as exporters are securing rice supplies to fulfill contracted shipment despite the weakening of the Thai baht.