Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06COTONOU1187
2006-12-06 15:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Cotonou
Cable title:
COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET
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UNCLAS COTONOU 001187
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/EPS:KRZYWDA, AF/W:BANKS, EB/TPP/ABT:LERSTEN
DEPT PASS TO COMMERCE:MD'ANDREA AND USTR:AHEYLIGER/LAGAMA
USDA FOR FAS/FAA HAGER, FAS/OCRA CHESLEY, FAS/OCBD EVANS
PARIS FOR D'ELIA
DAKAR FOR FAS (RHANSON)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN
SUBJECT: COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET
REF: A) COTONOU 1176; B) COTONOU 1167
UNCLAS COTONOU 001187
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/EPS:KRZYWDA, AF/W:BANKS, EB/TPP/ABT:LERSTEN
DEPT PASS TO COMMERCE:MD'ANDREA AND USTR:AHEYLIGER/LAGAMA
USDA FOR FAS/FAA HAGER, FAS/OCRA CHESLEY, FAS/OCBD EVANS
PARIS FOR D'ELIA
DAKAR FOR FAS (RHANSON)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN
SUBJECT: COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET
REF: A) COTONOU 1176; B) COTONOU 1167
1. Yesterday President Yayi personally announced to cotton farmers
that the national purchase price for the 2006-2007 season would be
0.35 USD per kilogram. This is the price that farmers should
receive from the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC).
According to the national schedule for cotton production,
transportation of raw cotton from the fields to ginning facilities
will begin on December 8. The final cotton purchase price agreed was
the outcome of Yayi's recent meetings with cotton growers and
ginners. In Burkina Faso and Mali, Togo, and Cote d'Ivoire the
national purchase prices for cotton have been set at approximately
0.33 USD, 0.32 USD, and 0.28 USD per kilogram, respectively.
2. In the wake of last week's replacement of the Minister of
Agriculture (REF A),President Yayi took the opportunity to ask
cotton growers to forget recent pest-related difficulties (REF B)
and reassured them he would personally oversee the 2007-2008 cotton
campaign. Specifically, President Yayi told cotton growers that a
request for proposals for the purchasing and import of agricultural
inputs (pesticides, fertilizer) for next year would be available to
the public by the end of this week. Yayi further stated that, during
the 2007-2008 cotton season, the price of cotton would be fixed
three months prior to harvesting.
BROWN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/EPS:KRZYWDA, AF/W:BANKS, EB/TPP/ABT:LERSTEN
DEPT PASS TO COMMERCE:MD'ANDREA AND USTR:AHEYLIGER/LAGAMA
USDA FOR FAS/FAA HAGER, FAS/OCRA CHESLEY, FAS/OCBD EVANS
PARIS FOR D'ELIA
DAKAR FOR FAS (RHANSON)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN
SUBJECT: COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET
REF: A) COTONOU 1176; B) COTONOU 1167
1. Yesterday President Yayi personally announced to cotton farmers
that the national purchase price for the 2006-2007 season would be
0.35 USD per kilogram. This is the price that farmers should
receive from the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC).
According to the national schedule for cotton production,
transportation of raw cotton from the fields to ginning facilities
will begin on December 8. The final cotton purchase price agreed was
the outcome of Yayi's recent meetings with cotton growers and
ginners. In Burkina Faso and Mali, Togo, and Cote d'Ivoire the
national purchase prices for cotton have been set at approximately
0.33 USD, 0.32 USD, and 0.28 USD per kilogram, respectively.
2. In the wake of last week's replacement of the Minister of
Agriculture (REF A),President Yayi took the opportunity to ask
cotton growers to forget recent pest-related difficulties (REF B)
and reassured them he would personally oversee the 2007-2008 cotton
campaign. Specifically, President Yayi told cotton growers that a
request for proposals for the purchasing and import of agricultural
inputs (pesticides, fertilizer) for next year would be available to
the public by the end of this week. Yayi further stated that, during
the 2007-2008 cotton season, the price of cotton would be fixed
three months prior to harvesting.
BROWN