Cotton is one of the most used fabrics in the whole world. Consumers from all nations and classes wear and use it in a variety of applications. Thousands of acres are devoted to its manufacturing.
Egyptian cotton, is one of the most sought-after around the world. It is considered one of the softest and most opulent cottons available today.
For many years, it was so valuable that most of the crop was shipped to European countries, and Egyptians themselves could hardly buy items made from its cloth.
However, manufacturing in Egypt has developed considerably over the last thirty years. Many textile factories have opened all over Egypt and especially in Mahla, a large Delta city south of Cairo, famous for its many factories that specialize in producing the best cotton products in Egypt.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Egypt supplied 80 per cent of the world market, but later lost market share to its US competitor, Pima cotton. Today, Egypt alone supplies 55 per cent of the world’s needs of LS and ELS cottons, while the US Pima supplies 40 per cent. Egypt and the US have a monopoly over the production and trade of LS and ELS cotton varieties.
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