The cotton harvest is in full swing in Tajikistan.  Purchasing companies are offering 6.00-7.00 somonis per kilogram of raw cotton, but this price doesn’t satisfy producers.  They’ve spent at least 5.00-6.00 somonis to grow each kilogram of cotton.  Farmers also pay 1.00 somoni to cotton-pickers for each kilogram picked, but cotton-pickers are reluctant, demanding 2.00 somonis per kilogram.  As a result, cotton farmers face losses instead of profits.

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