China curtails cotton imports sharply over four years

China will remain the world’s largest cotton importer but its purchases during the current trade year, estimated at 1.6 million tonnes, would be only 30 percent of the total of 2011/12, when they peaked, said the International Cotton Advisory Committee. Chinese imports this year are expected to run 12 percent below last season, reflecting the… » Read More

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