Gains for cotton result from CAI lowering its estimate to 29.4 million bales

Prices for cotton, which are shown above as “Cotton candy,” increased somewhat by 0.11% to settle at 55940. For the current 2023–2024 season, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) updated their cotton production projection to 29.4 million bales. This negative revision was ascribed to farmers uprooting plants and pink bollworm infestation damage in Haryana. In…

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A pink bollworm infestation in the crop has caused a sharp decline in cotton prices

Cotton candy futures saw a -0.35% decline, closing at 56720, mostly as a result of concerns that cotton fields were being impacted by pink bollworm infestation. The infestation dropped significantly between 2017–18 (30.62%) and 2022–2023 (10.80%). From a two-year peak of 87,770 bales on December 1st, certified cotton stockpiles available for delivery against contracts fell…

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Gains in cotton are due to reports that the pink bollworm is destroying the cotton belt in Haryana

A pink bollworm infestation reportedly damaging the cotton belt in Haryana caused cotton prices to rise 0.63%, closing at 60900. The 2023–24 Cotton prognosis indicates that the global cotton industry is, nonetheless, struggling with decreased production and consumption. Forecasts for 2023–2024 in the United States show higher beginning stocks but decreased output, exports, and ending…

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