KHUJAND, October 18, 2014, Asia-Plus — The Sughd’s cotton-growing districts have yielded 76,114 tons of raw cotton by October 18, which comprises 66.2 percent of its cotton target for this year, which has been determined at 115,000 tons, According to the Sughd agriculture department.
The Mastchoh district has reportedly yielded 15,551 tons of raw cotton so far, Zafarobod – 13,299 tons, Bobojonghafourv – 11,221 tons, Jabborrasoulov – 10,131 tons, Konibodom – 9,764 tons, Spitamen – 8,463 tons, Asht – 7,695 tons, Istaravshan – 20 tons, and Isfara – 10 tons.
We will recall that under the preliminary cotton crop forecast Tajik cotton growing districts are expected to yield 408,000 tons of raw cotton this year. Meanwhile, specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) say the real volume of this year’s cotton crop is projected at 366,000 tons, which is 30,000 tons few than last year.
