Cotton- Production reduced and import requirement also doubled, loss in Maharashtra
By yash chouhan 2025-04-14 10:35:21
Cotton Output Drops, Imports Double Amid Maharashtra Loss
Big news : This time the cotton season in India says a lot in terms of figures. On one hand, domestic production has decreased, on the other hand the need for imports has doubled and there has been a big decline in exports. All these changes can determine the direction of India's cotton market for 2024-25.
Loss in Maharashtra, some relief from Telangana
The Cotton Association of India has recently released its new estimate, according to which the total production of cotton in the country has now come down to 291.30 lakh bales. Earlier it was estimated to be 295.30 lakh bales. The biggest reason for this decline is Maharashtra, from where a loss of 5 lakh bales alone was recorded. This time in the state, neither the crop yield was good nor was the cultivation done as much as expected. Although an increase of 1 lakh bales has been registered from Telangana, but that too could not compensate for the loss.
Imports reached 25 lakh bales by March itself
To meet the domestic demand, India is now having to look towards foreign supplies. By the end of March itself, India had imported 25 lakh bales of cotton and it is estimated that this figure for the entire season can reach 33 lakh bales. Last year this number was only 15.20 lakh bales, meaning imports have almost doubled.
This year India's total cotton supply, which includes both opening stocks and imports, has reached 306.83 lakh bales. But consumption is even more than that.
