13.12.18

Cotton production fell by 21.5% this year in one of the world's leading cotton producers and exporters Uzbekistan.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan said that 2.3 million tons of cotton were produced this year, which is 21.5% less than last year.

In the statement, the reduction of high-yielding cotton land, as well as bad weather conditions were expressed to be effective.

According to official data, 2 million 900 thousand tons of cotton were produced in the country last year.

In Uzbekistan, which is the sixth in the world in cotton production and the fifth in cotton exports, an average of 3 million tons of cotton is produced annually and 60% of it is exported.

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