A study reveals that spinning and weaving is in development

Spinning and weaving is in development.. A study reveals the role of the state in promoting industry.. Cotton harvest reaches 130 thousand hectares.. Egypt provides 17% of the world’s long staple.. Establishing the largest spinning factory in Mahalla and signing contracts to inaugurate factories in Beheira and Damietta Over the past years, Egypt has sought to provide an economic mix based on strengthening the industrial and service sectors; Egypt’s abundance of Egyptian cotton, which is internationally known for its high quality, contributed to feeding the spinning and weaving industry, which is an important component of the national economy, and even allowed Egypt to be distinguished as one of the leading countries in this industry in the Middle East and Africa.A study by the Egyptian Center for Thought and Studies by researcher Asmaa Fahmy confirmed that despite this, this industry faces a number of challenges that prompted the state to make efforts within its strategy aimed at developing the sector, and recently Egypt launched the Textile Industries Council, and plans to establish a spinning and weaving complex in Sadat City in partnership with China to become the largest textile manufacturing city.The state also pays great attention to improving the mechanism underlying the textile and garment industry in Egypt to conform to international standards, allowing meeting the needs of the local market and enhancing the quality of Egyptian products for export to global markets.
Egyptian cotton.Egypt has a very large textile and clothing industry that depends mainly on cotton fibers alone or mixed with other natural or synthetic fibers, and according to the forecasts of the US Department of Agriculture for the year 2022/2023, the quantity produced will rise to 420,000 bales, compared to 280,000 bales. in 2021/2022 and 215,000 bales in 2020/2021.The Ministry stated that the area harvested from cotton will reach 130,000 hectares in 2022/2023, compared to 85,000 hectares in 2020/2021; The reason behind the increase in expectations is due to the high demand for cotton and consequently the increase in prices, which motivated farmers to continue growing cotton.
The development of the harvested area and the productivity of Egyptian cotton during the period 2018/2018 – 2022/2023 according to the US Department of Agriculture can be followed through the following figure:It is clear from the previous figure that the improvement of cotton seed varieties led to a rise in cotton production to its maximum in 2018/2019, which was accompanied by an increase in the harvested area to reach 141 thousand hectares. The year 2018/2019.
Egypt enjoys high quality cotton; It provides about 17% of the world’s long staple cotton, which represents about half of the production of the world’s largest exporters, the United States and China. The domestic consumption of long staple cotton in Egypt is about 18% of production, which exceeds the domestic consumption in India and China, local suppliers.