The government of Tajikistan intends to reduce cotton fiber exports by 20,000 tons over the next three years. This is stated in the Forecast of Key Macroeconomic Indicators of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2022-2024. Photo: Internet According to the forecast, this year it is planned to export 60,000 tons of fiber worth $89.9 million. […]
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The government of Tajikistan intends to reduce cotton fiber exports by 20,000 tons over the next three years. This is stated in the Forecast of Key Macroeconomic Indicators of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2022-2024.
Photo: Internet
According to the forecast, this year it is planned to export 60,000 tons of fiber worth $89.9 million. This figure will be 50,000 tons ($78.6 million) in 2023, and 40,000 tons ($66.1 million) in 2024.
Although the government intends to reduce cotton fiber exports, in the first two months of this year alone, Tajikistan has already exported about 21,000 tons of cotton fiber worth over $52.5 million.
According to official statistics, last year the country harvested 388.8 thousand tons of cotton. It is reported that from 3 kg of raw cotton, 1 kg of cotton fiber can be obtained.
There are about 30 textile industry enterprises in the country, which process only about 20,000 tons of cotton per year.
Photo: Internet