North India’s Cotton Area Drops by 6 Lakh Hectares, But Cotton Gains
Prices for cotton candy rose by 0.4% to 57,640 INR, mostly due to a notable decrease in the area used for cotton farming in Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab. After reporting 16 lakh hectares of cotton last year, these states now record 10.23 hectares under cotton. Just 97,000 hectares of cotton were grown in Punjab, dramatically…