by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 14, 2024 | cotton industry, News & Insights
India’s cotton production for the 2024-25 cropping season is poised to mirror last year’s levels, despite a decline in acreage. Favourable factors such as timely rainfall and reduced pest pressure have contributed to higher yields, offsetting the impact of...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 14, 2024 | cotton industry, News & Insights
In a significant push to boost India’s cotton production, the Union Minister for Textiles, Giriraj Singh, has announced a bold target of achieving 1,000 kilograms of cotton yield per hectare across 11 top-producing states. This ambitious goal is inspired by the...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 5, 2024 | cotton industry, News & Insights
India’s cotton industry is bracing for a significant increase in imports during the 2024-25 crop year. The surge is primarily attributed to a combination of lower carry-forward stocks and a projected decline in domestic production due to reduced acreage....
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Dec 30, 2023 | Finance & Economy, News & Insights
In a recent projection by the Cotton Association of India (CAI), it has been estimated that the total cotton supply in the country for the 2023-24 cotton season will amount to 345 lakh bales, each weighing 170kg. Additionally, CAI maintained its previous forecast for...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Dec 30, 2023 | Finance & Economy, News & Insights
Cotton production in India is expected to decline by approximately 8% in the 2023-24 season, according to estimates released by the Cotton Association of India (CAI) on Thursday. The CAI predicts that cotton production will reach 294.10 lakh bales, a drop of 24.8 lakh...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Dec 18, 2023 | Fibres and Yarns, News & Insights
In a bid to prevent crop damage caused by the pink bollworm (PBW) pest, an industry expert has emphasized the importance of timely intervention. NK Rajavelu, CEO of Godrej Agrovet’s crop protection division, emphasized that a joint effort between the government...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Dec 7, 2023 | Business & Policy, News & Insights
To boost cotton production, a pilot project was launched this April in 10 states in India. The project has been so successful that the government plans to extend it for an additional year beyond March 2024, according to officials familiar with it. The pilot project...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Nov 10, 2023 | Fibres and Yarns, News & Insights
In a recent meeting held on November 6, the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption forecasted a decrease of 6% in cotton production during the 2023-2024 cotton season compared to the previous year. The estimated cotton production for the current season,...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Nov 21, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Ask for more clarity on post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal With less than 50 days left for the Brexit transition period to end, India joined with nine nations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to raise concerns over the lack of clarity on how bilateral EU-UK trade will...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 31, 2012 | Research/ Review Paper, Textile Articles
S.Ulaganathan, Director (EPQA) and Dr. K.R.K.Iyer, Consultant Textiles Committee, Mumbai COTTON SCENARIO IN INDIA Amongst all the cotton growing countries of the world, India ranks number one in area under cotton cultivation spreading out to over 10 million hectares....
