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The U.S. exports of lint cotton to Egypt has increased by 30 percent or USD 12.282 million to reach USD 40 million in the past year compared to USD 27,733 million in 2014 as local textile manufacturers have chosen to rely on U.S. cotton, according to a report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) despite global popularity of Egyptian cotton by virtue of the country’s long history in growing the cotton crop.
