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BEIJING, March 29 Asia Pulse - Chinese cotton growers have lost out on 18 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) in revenues over the past four years due to the country importing 4 million tons of cotton.
This, Tuesday's Economic Information Daily reports, means that each of China's nearly 100 million cotton growers earned 200 yuan less a year, the report said.
Experts warn China's growing dependence on imported cotton will bring havocs to the growth of the country's...
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