An curved arrow pointing right. Sheets made with Egyptian cotton can cost over $900 — but not all cotton is created equal. Many products use the term "Egyptian cotton," but experts say there isn ...

Terms like "Egyptian cotton" aren't regulated ... and it's typically grown from genetically modified seeds with the help of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. By contrast, organic cotton ...

Among these, American cotton accounts for 90 percent of global production, Egyptian cotton 8 percent ... substandard and adulterated seeds, exorbitant input costs, lack of a support price, ...

Unexp­ec­ted rains in February and March last year, followed by heatwaves and further rains in July and September, have severely affected the germination of cotton seeds. The germination rate ...