Cotton

Heavy Rains Hit Cotton Yields In India & Pakistan

Textile Insights October 10, 2024

In 2024, cotton production across key regions is seeing mixed weather conditions, with heavy rains in the east and drought in the west. While concerns loom over U.S. cotton-producing states like Texas, the global market, including ICE cotton futures, expects overall higher production. However,

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Indian Cotton Exports Soar 137% Between October & March

Textile Insights April 27, 2024

India’s cotton exports during the October-March period of the 2023-24 season have soared significantly by 137 percent to 18 lakh bales as against just 7.59 lakh bales in the similar six-month period last season. This was informed by the Cotton Association of India (CAI) in its latest estimates report. India’s cotton exports for the 2022-23 […]

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CAI January Cotton Output Estimates Unchanged From December

Textile Insights February 22, 2024

In its January 2024 estimates, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) has kept its cotton production as well as consumption in the 2023-24 cotton season unchanged as against its forecast in December 2023. In its January report, CAI has projected cotton output at 294.10 lakh bales of 170 kg each and domestic consumption at 311 […]

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CAI Reduces 2023-24 Cotton Pressing Forecast By 1 Lakh Bales

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

In its October estimate, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) has reduced its cotton pressing estimate for the 2023-24 crop season by 1 lakh bales to 294.10 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. The October forecast is down from its previous estimate of 295.10 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. The total supply for the […]

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CAI Revises Estimate Of 2022-23 Season Cotton Pressing Numbers

Textile Insights October 11, 2023

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has revised its final estimate of cotton pressing numbers for the season 2022-23 which began from October 1, 2022. According to a CAI press release, CAI has estimated cotton pressing numbers for the 2022-23 season at 318.90 lakh bales of 170 kgs as against its previous estimate of 311.18 […]