Mexico has the ability to regain cotton self-sufficiency

According to a report by Mexico’s “Economist” on June 1, Mexico’s National Cotton Producers Council believes that Mexico has the ability to return to the level of the 1980s and become a self-sufficient country in cotton again. Currently, the cotton required by the Mexican textile industry is 2 million bales/year. Mexico’s current cotton production is 1.15 million bales/year. The remaining cotton needs to be imported from the United States, with an import value of nearly 500 million US dollars. To this end, the committee stated that it will promote domestic cotton production, increase the existing planting area of ​​164,000 hectares to 400,000 hectares, and increase the yield of cotton planting areas. Mexico has the ability to regain cotton self-sufficiency