Zimbabwe cotton output to decline in 08/09

Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in Pretoria:

“Seed cotton production in Zimbabwe decreased by 6.25 percent from 224,000MT in 2008 to an estimated 210,000MT in 2009. Lint production in MY 2009/10 is expected to reach 98,400MT of which lint exports are expected to reach about 78,500MT. The Zimbabwe government has changed the biotechnology policy and now allows Bt cotton trials under the supervision of the Biotechnology Authority of Zimbabwe. Currently there is no commercial cultivation of Bt cotton in Zimbabwe.”

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Source: Reuters