Bangladesh lifts fumigation requirements on US cotton

Bangladesh lifts fumigation requirements on US cotton

Bangladesh has lifted fumigation requirements on cotton imported from the US, broadening opportunities for American grown cotton.  

Dr. Don Parker with the National Cotton Council tells Brownfield for nearly 50 years, bales of US cotton had to be fumigated at Bangladesh ports before moving in-country.

“That was a big challenge, not just because of the cost associated with it, but because of the efficiency to be able to get those bales to the mills.

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