Cotton Production: There may be a big jump in cotton production, CICR changes the estimate
2025-02-05 13:59:27
Cotton Production: A significant increase in cotton output may occur, as the CICR revises its estimate.
The estimated production of cotton is likely to increase in the current marketing season 2024-25. With this, the estimate of total cotton production has been revised once again, as the initial estimate is expected to increase production in the major cotton producing areas of the central and southern parts of the country. According to ICAR- Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR)- Nagpur, the production of cotton for the current marketing season till September this year is estimated to be 320 lakh bales. The weight of one bale is 170 kg.
Initially the estimated production of cotton was estimated to be 299.36 to 304 lakh bales. In the marketing season 2023-24, 325.22 lakh bales of cotton were produced. According to the report, CICR Director YG Prasad said that once before also the production estimate has been revised to 5 lakh bales. The estimate will increase due to good yield in central and southern states.
Yield will increase in many districts of three states Prasad has expressed hope that the production can touch the figure of about 320 lakh bales. He said that there is a possibility of increase in production due to good yield in many districts of Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka. Prasad said that this time the distribution of rain was good as compared to last season. Also, the infestation of pink bollworm was less and the farmers also took care of the crop efficiently, due to which a situation of higher yield is being created.
According to COCPC, production will be less Prasad said that the farmers also harvested the crop early due to which the infestation of pink bollworm could be reduced. The situation of improvement in production is when crops have been damaged due to heavy rains in Maharashtra and Gujarat. According to the Cotton Production and Consumption Committee (COCPC), during the current season 2024-25 starting from October, cotton production is estimated to be 299.26 lakh bales till September.
CAI also improved the estimate
Last season, it was estimated to be 325.22 lakh bales. That is, this time the production was expected to be less. At the same time, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) recently revised the cotton production by 2 lakh bales from 302.25 lakh to 304.25 lakh bales due to higher than expected production in Telangana. CAI has anticipated an increase of two lakh bales in consumption for the current marketing season.
