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SINGAPORE: China’s cotton output rose 4.3% in 2022 to 5.977 million tonnes, the National Statistical Bureau said on Monday.
Output at top cotton producing region Xinjiang totalled 5.39 million tonnes, up 5.1% versus 2021.
National planting acreage for cotton amounted to around 3 million hectares, 0.9% smaller than 2021.