Uzbekistan seeks to maintain cotton production level
Uzbekistan plans to produce around 1.1 million tons of cotton in 2013, maintaining production at the 2012 level, the Uzbek Cotton Industry Association, which links the cotton processing plants of the republic, reported.
According to the association, this year, raw cotton harvesting is predicted at last year's level of 3.35 million tons.
In 2012, Uzbekistan's raw cotton harvest was 3.35 million tons. This is 4.5 per cent lower in comparison with the previous year when production decreased by 0.6 per cent to 1.095 million tons.
Uzbekistan stands at sixth place in the world on cotton production and second in the export of the product. Annually Uzbekistan produces around 3.5 million tons of raw cotton and 1-1.2 million tons of cotton. While over 95 per cent are medium fibre bred varieties with a fibre length of 32-33 millimetres the rest is long fibre at 36-39 millimetres.
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