(Business in Cameroon) - In 2013, Commodafrica’s statistics revealed that Cameroon exported 66,000 tonnes of coffee, which is 7.3% downturn relative to 2012. Exports however represent 32% of Cameroon’s GDP as Société de développement du Coton (Sodecoton) announced 210,000 tonnes as its overall production for the last cotton season.

But despite this dip in cotton exports to China, Cameroon is still the Asian country’s number two cotton supplier after Burkina-Faso which also experienced a 2.4% decline in exports to China in 2013, amounting to 95,000 tonnes.

Nevertheless, Burkina-Faso and Cameroon are still poised to soar among China’s cotton suppliers as other countries such as Mali (-50%), Benin (-25%), Zambia (-37%) and Egypt (-26%) saw their cotton exports plummet in 2013. One should note that China represents 60% of the global cotton market.