25-30% Rise Expected in Cotton Production

Cotton boll production is estimated to reach 260,000 tons in the current Iranian year (started March 20), from which about 80,000 tons of refined cotton are expected to be produced. 
The latter figure shows a 25-30% increase compared with the previous year, says the CEO of Iran Cotton Fund.
“A total of 97,000 tons of cotton were imported during the last Iranian year [March 2019-20]. Yet, since the beginning of the current year, no imports have been made due to the coronavirus outbreak. Since cotton boll harvest doesn’t begin until Sept. 22, we need to purchase at least 30,000 tons of cotton to be able to meet the textile factories’ demands,” Hossein Kaviyani was quoted as saying by Young Journalists Club.