Sharqia Cotton Collection Centres Open to Receive Harvest

Cotton marketing centres in Egypt’s Sharqia governorate have opened their doors to receive the crop, according to the governorate’s director-general of field pest control.

The opening marks the start of deliveries to the centres, which serve as collection points in the cotton marketing process.

Cotton is one of Egypt’s most important strategic crops, with significant economic and industrial value.

Sharqia holds a prominent place in the cultivation of cotton, widely known as “white gold,” reflecting the crop’s importance to the governorate’s agricultural sector.