Senegal: Cotton and Products Update

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MY2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Chad combined, are expected to drop 10 percent compared to the initial target due to a late start of the rainy season. Seed cotton production may remain the same as the previous year at 1.89 million tons for MY2015/16. Burkina Faso remains the top cotton producer with 712,000 tons followed by Mali (550,000 tons), Cote d’Ivoire (426,000 tons), Chad (180,000 tons), and Senegal (31,000 tons). Senegal and Chad maintained the same farm gate price as the previous year at $0.42 per kg and $0.40 per kg, respectively. 

Senegal: Cotton and Products Update

 

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