Cotton body ups India 2024-25 output estimate by 1 mln bales to 31.1 mln
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--Cotton Association: India Oct 1-Jun 30 cotton output at 29.7 mln bales
--Cotton Association: Pegs total supply for 2024-25 season at 38.1 mln bales
--Cotton body: See 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) cotton output at 31.1 mln bales
--Cotton body: See total demand for season at 30.8 mln bales
--Cotton body: See season's exports from India at 1.7 mln bales
--Cotton body: See cotton imports by India at 3.9 mln bales in 2024-25
--Cotton body: See closing stock for Oct-Sept at 5.6 mln bales
MUMBAI – The Cotton Association of India has raised its estimate for the country's cotton production in 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) to 31.1 million bales (1 bale = 170 kg) from 30.1 million bales earlier. The association said 29.7 million bales of cotton have been pressed as of Jun 30. The cotton production in India in 2023-24 was 32.7 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, comprising Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, has been estimated at 2.95 million bales in 2024-25 and in the central zone, which includes Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, at 18.7 million bales.
Production in the south zone, comprising Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, has been estimated at 8.95 million bales, according to the association. 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 in the 2024-25 season is estimated at 38.1 million bales, against 37.2 million bales in the previous season. The association has estimated imports of 3.9 million bales in 2024-25, up from 1.5 million bales in 2023-24. It has pegged exports at 1.7 million bales, against 2.8 million bales a year ago. The 2024-25 season is estimated to close with an ending stock of 5.6 million bales, against 3.0 million bales a year ago.
As of Jun 30, the total supply of cotton in India was 35.7 million bales and the demand was 23.4 million bales. According to the association, India exported 1.5 mln bales of cotton and imported 3.0 million bales as of Jun 30.
The following table details the cotton balance sheet, in million bales, for 2024-25, as per the Cotton Association of India:
2024-25 (in mln bales) | 2023-24 (in mln bales) | |
SUPPLY | ||
Opening stock | 3.02 | 2.89 |
Output | 31.14 | 32.75 |
Imports | 3.90 | 1.52 |
Total supply | 38.10 | 37.16 |
DEMAND | ||
Domestic consumption | 30.80 | 31.30 |
Exports | 1.70 | 2.84 |
Closing stock | 5.56 | 3.02 |
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Saji George Titus
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