Damascus-Sana
Engineer Zaher Al-Attal, Director General of Cotton Ginning and Marketing Organization, said that the process of receiving the crop from farmers in all production areas is normal and without any hindrances through the receiving centers specified in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor, Homs, Aleppo and Hama. And Aleppo.
The porter revealed in a statement to SANA Economic Bulletin received about 28 thousand tons from the province of Hasaka and 1425 tons of Raqqa and 4849 tons of Deir Ezzor until the 26th of this month to continue deliveries until the end of January next year.
The porter expected that the marketed quantities will exceed 70 thousand tons during the current season, indicating that the price of the cotton is paid in three days from the start of marketing. Producers are paid in Hama governorate.
For his part, Director of Plant Production at the Ministry of Agriculture, Engineer Abdul Moeen Qadamani, said in a statement similar to the economic bulletin, the increase in marketing frequency in all regions. 6000 tons and then Aleppo with 3125 tons.
It is noteworthy that the area planted with cotton amounts to 34 thousand hectares and production estimates for the current season exceeds 95 thousand.
Nadim Mualla
SANA Economic Bulletin