Embassy of Egypt in Beijing

Ambassador : H.E.Mr.Ahmed Rezk M. Rezk
Full name: Arab Republic of Egypt
Population: 82.5 million (UN, 2011)
Capital: Cairo
Area: 1 million sq km (386,874 sq miles)
Major language: Arabic
Major religions: Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Egyptian Pound = 100 piastres
Main exports: Petroleum, petroleum products and cotton
GNI per capita: US $2,440 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .eg
International dialling code: +20

Cotton Production Up By 68% Between in 2010-2011 2012-11-06

 

 

Egypt: Cotton Production Up By 68% Between in 2010-2011 

Egyptian cotton production increased by 68 % between 2010 and 2011 to reach 635,000 tons against 378,000 in 2009/2010, according to the annual bulletin of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics on Thursday 01/11/2012.

This is attributed to the increase of the land allocated for cotton cultivation.

Rice production as well increased in 2010/2011 by 31.2 % to hit 5.68 million tons against 4.33 million tons in the previous year, the agency said.

Wheat production came the third with 8.37 million tons in 2010/2011 compared to 7.17 million in previous year.

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