Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 150 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on June 19, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday. The sales comprised 125 tonnes of Giza 88 and 25 tonnes of Giza 86, the official said. The deal brings Alcotexa's export commitments for the 2009/10 season, which began in September, to 73,488 tonnes of cotton worth $172.81 million, the official said. Egypt expects to export 80,000 tonnes of cotton this season, the agriculture minister said in February. By this time last year, Alcotexa had sold 19,676 tonnes of cotton worth $50.92 million.
