Annual International Uzbek Cotton and Textile Fair is scheduled to be
held on October 16-17, 2013 in Tashkent.
During the fair, which will be held for 9th time this year, its
participants will have an opportunity to conclude contracts on Uzbek
cotton supply, for development of long-term cooperation in cotton trade,
and become familiar with its quality indicators and latest innovations
in the spheres of production, trade and logistics.
During the fair, round-tables and bilateral negotiations between exporters and consumers of Uzbek cotton will be organized.
The guests of the Cotton Fair will have an opportunity to participate
in the cotton trading session on Uzbek commodity exchange on sale of
cotton.
In the framework of the fair, it is planned to hold conference, where
it is scheduled to discuss current problems and prospects of World
Cotton Fair development.
In particular, the conference participants, including leading
international experts in the sphere of world cotton and textile
industry, will discuss the issues of supply and demand, prices and
factors influencing in world cotton fair, the state and prospects of
production and marketing of cotton in Uzbekistan, new production
technologies of competitive cotton, the investment climate and
participation of foreign investors in the development of cotton and
textile industry in Uzbekistan.
The fair is held in Uzbekistan annually since 2005. It is organized
by Uzbekistan government with the support of the International Cotton
Advisory Committee (ICAC).
At the fairs Uzbekistan signed a total of export contracts in the volume of around 5.2 million tons of cotton.
As reported, during XII Cotton Fair, held in 2012, the contracts were
concluded on purchase of more than 670 000 tons of Uzbek cotton, the
volume of concluded contracts on purchase of cotton in comparison with
the previous year has increased by 11.7 percent. The contracts on export
of Uzbekistan's textile enterprise products were concluded in the sum
more than $600 million (growth by 9.1 percent).
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