Production Estimate
Cotton Association retains India 2023-24 output view at 31.8 mln bales
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NEW DELHI - The Cotton Association of India today said it has retained the country's production estimate for 2023-24 (Oct-Sep) at 31.8 mln bales (1 bale = 170 kg). The association updates its estimates almost every month, based on information received from its members in 11 cotton-growing states and other trade sources. The association will meet on Sep 11 to discuss cotton production, consumption, exports, and imports, it added.
As of Jul 31, mills across India pressed 31.4 mln bales, the Cotton Association said in a release. The total cotton supply in the country is pegged at 35.1 mln bales, with imports at 800,000 bales, it said.
Cotton production in the north zone, which comprises Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, is estimated at 4.6 mln bales, up 300,000 bales from last year. As of Jul 31, the region had produced 4.54 mln bales of cotton. The estimate for the central zone, which comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, is 19.3 mln bales, down from 19.5 mln bales last year. As of Jul 31, 19.4 mln bales of cotton had been produced in this zone.
The estimate for the south zone is 7.3 mln bales compared to 7.5 mln bales last year. The zone has produced 6.9 mln bales of cotton as of Jul 31. Other states account for the rest of the output. The opening stock for the season starting October was estimated at 2.9 mln bales, the association said.
The total supply of cotton for the 2023-24 season is estimated at 36.3 mln bales, up from 35.5 mln bales a year ago. The association has estimated imports in 2023-24 at 1.64 mln bales, higher than the 1.25 mln bales imported in 2022-23.
The association has estimated domestic demand in 2023-24 at 31.7 mln bales, up from 31.1 mln bales the previous year. It has pegged exports at 2.6 mln bales, up from 1.6 mln bales in the previous cotton season. Consumption till Jul 31 is estimated at 26.7 mln bales.
The following is the cotton balance sheet, in mln bales, for 2023-24, as per the association:
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2023-24 |
2022-23 |
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SUPPLY |
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Opening stock |
2.9 |
2.4 |
|
Output |
31.8 |
31.9 |
|
Imports |
1.6 |
1.3 |
|
Total supply |
36.3 |
35.5 |
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DEMAND |
||
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Domestic consumption |
31.7 |
31.1 |
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Exports |
2.6 |
1.6 |
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Available surplus |
4.6 |
4.4 |
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Closing stock |
2.0 |
2.9 |
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Reported by Afra Abubacker
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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