International prices of cotton and gum Arabic increase in 2012

According to a bulletin issued Thursday by Sudan Trade Point showed an increase by 05.9% in the cotton prices from 201.1 cents for the one Kilogram in last December to 222.5 cents for the one Kilogram in January 2012. The same bulletin showed a drop by 08% in the prices of gum arabic at the international markets from 2927.26 dollars per the metric ton in January 2012, compared to 2.950 dollars per the metric ton in last December 2011. On sesame, the Sudan Trade Point explained that the prices increased by 03.6% from 1450 dollars per the metric ton in 2011 in January 2012 to reach 1400 dollars per the metric ton in last December. The Trade Point explained that the prices of Sudanese beans remained stable at 1800 US dollars per metric ton without any change