Cotton| China's cotton farmers could reduce the area planted with the

March 27, 2015 5:18 PM | Skymet Weather Team

China's cotton farmers could reduce the area planted with the fibre by 20% this year after a change in government policy led to lower subsidies for many growers last year,  according to a survey commissioned by China's state reserves. Cotton acreage will drop to 3.4 million hectares, down 20.1 percent against last year.

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