政府表示，印度将免税棉花进口期限延长两个月至12月底，此举可能降低纺织厂成本、缓解国内价格，并提振来自美国、巴西和澳大利亚的发货量。
India has extended duty-free cotton imports by two months until the end of December, the government said, a move that could lower costs for textile mills, ease domestic prices and boost shipments from the US, Brazil and Australia.
印度是仅次于中国的世界第二大棉花生产国，曾于6月1日至10月31日免除棉花11%的进口关税，以在淡季增加供应。
India, the world's second-largest cotton producer after China, waived the 11% import duty on cotton from June 1 to October 31 to boost supplies during the lean season.
通常随新季棉花10月上市，国内棉价会回落，但因零星季风降雨引发减产担忧，今年价格依然坚挺，促使纺织厂寻求延长免税进口窗口期。路透社本周报道称，延长免税期的可能性较大。
Domestic cotton prices typically ease as new-season supplies arrive in October, but have remained firm this year due to concerns about lower production after patchy monsoon rains, prompting textile mills to seek an extension of the duty-free import window. Reuters reported this week that an extension was likely.