China Cotton Association (China Cotton Association) Thursday quoted customs data says that China's July 157100 tonnes a Cotton imports rose 30.89% last month, over the same period reduced by 7%. 2011-July 1, China imported 1.48 million tons of cotton, over the same period reduced by 13.3%.

Industry officials said before, to satisfy domestic textile importers high demand, expect the cotton imports will steadily increased.

In recent years, domestic cotton output has been reduced, lead to more favour farmers grow crops, for grain sowing can get good subsidies for the labor-intensive and work.

But China has been trying to improve the nation's cotton production, announced earlier this year for domestic cotton prices, China supported or will begin to launch domestic cotton reserve plan.

At the end of this month will be expected to publish detailed plan, because from purchasing began on 1 September.

Source "the Chinese textile nets"

Edit: lara