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Informist, Monday, Apr. 13, 2026

 

MUMBAI – The Cotton Association of India has revised the country's production estimate for the cotton year 2025-26 (Oct-Sept) upwards by 350,000 bales to 32.40 million bales (one bale = 170 kg). The association had earlier pegged the total cotton output at 32.05 million bales.

 

The association give estimates every month on the basis of inputs received from associations of 11 cotton-growing states and other trade sources. The projection of cotton output in the north zone, which includes Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, has been left unchanged at 2.90 million bales in 2025-26. 

 

Cotton production of the central zone, which comprises Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, is projected at 19.45 million bales, up from 19.10 million bales pegged previously. The association has revised its output estimate for all three states. For Maharashtra, cotton output is pegged higher by 700,000 bales, for Gujarat it is lowered by 300,000 bales, and for Madhya Pradesh it is lowered by 50,000 bales.

 

Production of the south zone, comprising Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, is estimated at 9.50 million bales, unchanged from the previous projection, the association said. Odisha and other states are expected to contribute 350,000 bales and 200,000 bales, respectively, to the country's total cotton production.  End

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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