Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 15
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Uzbekistan has increased the production of cotton fiber by six percent in January-March 2014, compared with the same period in 2013 - up to 399.725 tons, a source in the government circles said.
The production of cotton in Uzbekistan increased by 1.4 percent (up to 1.87 million tons) in 2013, compared with 2012.
Uzbekistan is the sixth world producer and the third largest exporter of cotton fiber.
An average of 3.5 million tons of raw cotton is harvested and 1-1.2 million tons of cotton fiber produced in the country on an annual basis. More than 75 percent of produced cotton fiber is exported.
Translated by S.I.
Edited by S.I.