Senegal: Cotton and Products Update
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Marketing year (MY) 2023/24 area harvested for Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal is expected to remain the same as the previous year at 1.23 million hectares (MHA), as increases in Mali and Senegal were offset by losses in Burkina Faso due to insecurity. Combined with lower pest pressure and favorable weather conditions, MY 2023/24 production in the region is predicted to increase 33 percent to 2.06 million bales from the previous year. MY 2023/24 exports and stocks are estimated at 2.04 million bales and 275,000 bales. For MY 2022/23, severe pest infestations across the region coupled with insecurity in Burkina Faso resulted in year-over-year losses in area harvested and production of 8 and 37 percent, respectively, estimated at 1.23 MHA and 1.55 million bales.
