Cotton Association trims India 2024-25 output view to 29.5 mln bales
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MUMBAI – The Cotton Association of India has lowered its February estimate for the country's cotton production for 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) by 645,000 bales to 29.50 million bales (1 bale = 170 kg). In January, it had lowered its estimate of the country's cotton production to 30.18 million bales. The association has kept its estimate of total domestic cosumption of cotton unchanged at 31.50 million bales.
The association updates its estimates almost every month, based on information from its members in 11 cotton-growing states and from other trade sources. Cotton production in the north zone, which comprises Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, is pegged at 2.80 million bales in 2024-25. Output in the central zone, which includes Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, is seen at 17.70 million bales.
Production in the south zone comprising Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu is seen at 8.50 million bales, according to the association's data. Odisha and other states are likely to account for 330,000 bales and 200,000 bales of cotton production respectively.
The cotton body sees the closing stock for the 2024-25 season at 2.35 million bales. The opening stock for the season starting October was estimated at 3.02 million bales, against 2.89 million bales a year ago, it said.
The total supply of cotton till the end of the 2024-25 season is estimated at 35.5 million bales, against 37.2 million bales in the previous season. The association has estimated imports in 2024-25 at 3.0 million bales, up from 1.52 million bales in 2023-24. It has pegged exports at 1.70 million bales, against 2.84 million bales a year ago.
The following table details the cotton balance sheet, in million bales, for 2024-25, as per the Cotton Association of India:
2024-25 | 2023-24 | |
SUPPLY | ||
Opening stock | 3.02 | 2.89 |
Output | 29.50 | 32.75 |
Imports | 3.00 | 1.52 |
Total supply | 35.55 | 37.16 |
DEMAND | ||
Domestic consumption | 31.50 | 31.30 |
Exports | 1.70 | 2.84 |
Closing stock | 2.35 | 3.02 |
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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