The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces that cotton production in Mali could rebound by 87% if rainfall conditions and low pest pressure are met.

Cool production could reach 2.31 million bales according to the USDA outlook. Exports would amount to 2.26 million bales while stocks would fall by 4%.
After the collapse of cotton production in 2020/21 in Mali following the boycott of cotton farmers, Mali would regain its former glory in 2021/22 with a 324% increase in sown areas to 700,000 hectares.
Thus, if all the conditions are met, production would climb by 353% to 1.29 million bales, estimates the USDA. In the aftermath, exports would also rebound to 1.26 million bullets, 45% better than in 2020/21.
Burkina Faso's production is expected to appreciate, up 8% to 985,000 bales with areas up 6% to 590,000 hectares.
For the fourth consecutive year, Côte d'Ivoire is expected to reach a new production record of 1.1 million bales in 2021/22, up 10%. In 2020/21, Côte d'Ivoire propelled itself to the second place of cotton producers-exporters in sub-Saharan Africa last Benin, African champion.