The mandatory certification of cotton bales under the Quality Control Order (QCO) has been approved by the Center, and the Ministry of Textiles expects this would increase the supply of high-quality cotton to the textile industry.According to officials, the requirement that cotton bales supplied in India have Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification is intended…
Telangana, the third-largest cotton-producing State in the nation, increased its cotton production by 33% from 18.85 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2015. This is right despite the crop’s area not significantly expanding. 19 lakh hectares (lh) of cotton were planted over the time period, a 12 percent increase from 17 lh. The state’s ability to export…
The Cotton Association of India (CAI), a trade organization, has reduced its projections for cotton crop production even further, from 330.50 lakh bales forecast last month to 321.50 lakh bales (170 kg) for the current season (October 2022–September 2023). The revised estimate coincides with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Tuesday reduction of its cotton crop forecast…
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India will restart trading in cotton futures on Monday after a five-month suspension. To better coincide with domestic markets, the cotton futures were redesigned and suspended. Trading will be possible in cotton futures for April, June, and August deliveries. The cotton market could benefit from support, according to experts, once…
Extra-long staple cotton, a specialty crop with strong demand in the textile sector, was given a huge boost by the host of initiatives Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced for increased productivity and improved rewards to farmers. “We will use public-private partnerships (PPP) to adopt a cluster-based and value chain approach to increase the productivity of…
Cotton growers in Telangana have planned to stage statewide protests in order to press their demand for $15,000 per quintal, which is lower than it was last year. In the State, cotton is farmed on over 50 lakh acres. Farmers continued to grow cotton in 2022, encouraged by the previous season’s record prices, which rose…
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have seen a sharp decline in cotton arrivals. When compared to the same day last year, when arrivals were 3.61 lakh quintals, this year’s arrivals at Warangal market yard have decreased by nearly 45% to 1.98 lakh quintals. Farmers have attributed the poor yields this year to excessive rains at the…
The cotton crop in India for 2022–2023 is expected to be 4.25 lakh bales (each weighing 170 kg) lower than the previous year, when 307.05 lakh bales were produced, due to forecast declines in production in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Haryana. The CAI predicted a decrease in cotton production for November in Punjab (0.75 lakh…
Telangana-based researchers have successfully tested the high-density planting system (HDPS), which has the potential to boost cotton yields by 30 to 50%. In approximately 3,642 hectares spread over 26 districts in Telangana, researchers from Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and the State Agricultural Ministry have started HDPS demonstrations in farmers’ fields. It’s like…
The Cotton Association of India (CAI), the industry’s leading organization, has urged the Minister of Commerce, Food, and Textiles, to immediately reduce the 11 percent import duty on cotton. Atul S. Ganatra, president of CAI, wrote to Goyal to demand that the government reduce the duty on cotton because domestic prices are 15% higher than…
