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Informist, Monday, May 26, 2025

 

--Cotton body: India Oct 1-Apr 30 cotton output at 26.8 mln bales 

--Cotton body: Total supply as of Apr 30 at 32.6 mln bales 

--Cotton body: Total demand as of Apr. 30 at 18.5 mln bales 

--Cotton body: Pegs closing stock for Oct-Sept at 3.3 mln bales 

--Cotton body: India exports 1 mln bales of cotton as of Apr. 30 

--Cotton body: India imports 2.8 mln bales of cotton as of Apr. 30 

 

NEW DELHI – The Cotton Association of India has slightly raised its estimate for the country's cotton production in 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) to 29.14 million bales (1 bale = 170 kg) from 29.13 million bales. The association has, however, reduced its estimate for total domestic consumption of cotton to 30.70 million bales from 31.50 million bales. 

 

The association updates its estimates almost every month, based on information from its members in 11 cotton-growing states and other trade sources. Cotton production in the north zone, which comprises Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, is pegged at 2.75 million bales in 2024-25. Output in the central zone, which includes Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, is seen at 17.20 million bales.

 

Production in the south zone comprising Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu is seen at 8.60 million bales, according to the association's data. Odisha and other states are likely to account for 385,000 bales and 200,000 bales of cotton production, respectively.

 

The total supply of cotton till the end of the 2024-25 season is estimated at 35.45 million bales, against 37.16 million bales in the previous season. The association has estimated imports in 2024-25 at 3.3 million bales, up from 1.52 million bales in 2023-24. It has pegged exports at 1.50 million bales, against 2.84 million bales a year ago. The 2024-25 season is estimated to close with an ending stock of 3.25 million bales, against 3.02 million bales. 

 

As of Apr. 30, the total supply of cotton in India was 32.6 million bales and the demand was 18.5 million bales. According to the association, India exported a million bales of cotton and imported 2.8 million bales as of Apr. 30. 

 

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	29.13	32.75
Imports	3.30	1.52
Total supply	35.45	37.16
DEMAND
Domestic consumption	30.70	31.30
Exports	1.50	2.84
Closing stock	3.25	3.02

 

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Reported by Pallavi Singhal

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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