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From 1 April, the Chinese government will accept bids as low as 17,250 Yuan a ton for standard-quality cotton in its daily auction. This will be 4.2 percent below the current floor price of 18,000 Yuan, stated China Cotton Association on 24 March. The move will bring the prices closer to world market and make import of fibre less appealing to its domestic mills. It will also release some of the stockpile on the global market.
