[quote=@Dinh AaronMk] You again prove you did not read it, or read it very well. Neither did you understand it, if you did. [/quote] The French are planning to grow cotton elsewhere as a long-term solution; I got [i]that[/i]. I just thought they'd buy from Egypt in the short-to-medium term (which granted, might have been wishful thinking on my part). Edit: That said, my thought processes have been getting erratic (again) lately. Sorry for the inconvinience.