The Cotton Association of India (CAI) released its first estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2013-14. CAI has placed the cotton crop for the season 2013-14 beginning on 1st October 2013 at 372 lakh bales of 170 kgs. each.
The acreage under cotton is not expected to exceed that of the cotton season 2012-13. However, timely rains will result in higher yields. Gujarat, the highest yielding State in India, has seen an increase of more than 10% in acreage on the back of a good monsoon compared to drought conditions in 2012-13. All other cotton growing States have also received a good rainfall this monsoon as against a below average rainfall in 2012-13.
The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has also released its July estimates (as on 31st July 2013) of the cotton crop for the season 2012-13. CAI has placed the cotton crop for the season 2012-13 at 355.75 lakh bales. A statement containing the State-wise estimates of Crop and Balance Sheet for the season 2012-13 and the corresponding data for the previous season 2011-12 is given below.
| Mumbai, | Dhiren N. Sheth |
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20th August 2013 |
President |
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| COTTON ASSOCIATION OF INDIA |
| INDIAN COTTON BALANCE SHEET FOR THE SEASON 2011-12 and 2012-13 |
| Estimated as on 8th August 2013 |
| (bales of 170 kgs. each) |
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Crop |
Arrivals As on for 2012-13 |
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2012-13 |
2011-12 |
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|
(in lakh b/s) |
(in ’000 Tons) |
(in lakh b/s) |
(in ’000 Tons) |
(in lakh b/s) |
(in ’000 Tons) |
|
|
Punjab |
15.50 |
263.50 |
18.00 |
306.00 |
15.00 |
255.00 |
|
Haryana |
24.00 |
408.00 |
27.50 |
467.50 |
23.25 |
395.25 |
|
Upper Rajasthan |
7.50 |
127.50 |
10.00 |
170.00 |
7.25 |
123.25 |
|
Lower Rajasthan |
8.50 |
144.50 |
7.75 |
131.75 |
8.50 |
144.50 |
|
Total North Zone |
55.50 |
943.50 |
63.25 |
1075.25 |
54.00 |
918.00 |
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Gujarat |
85.25 |
1449.25 |
114.00 |
1938.00 |
84.25 |
1432.25 |
|
Maharashtra |
72.50 |
1232.50 |
72.00 |
1224.00 |
71.75 |
1219.75 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
18.00 |
306.00 |
18.00 |
306.00 |
17.75 |
301.75 |
|
Total Central Zone |
175.75 |
2987.75 |
204.00 |
3468.00 |
173.75 |
2953.75 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
75.00 |
1275.00 |
58.00 |
986.00 |
74.00 |
1258.00 |
|
Karnataka |
13.50 |
229.50 |
13.00 |
221.00 |
13.00 |
221.00 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
5.00 |
85.00 |
5.00 |
85.00 |
4.25 |
72.25 |
|
Total South Zone |
93.50 |
1589.50 |
76.00 |
1292.00 |
91.25 |
1551.25 |
|
Orissa |
3.00 |
51.00 |
2.00 |
34.00 |
3.00 |
51.00 |
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Others |
2.00 |
34.00 |
2.00 |
34.00 |
2.00 |
34.00 |
|
Total |
329.75 |
5605.75 |
347.25 |
5903.25 |
324.00 |
5508.00 |
|
Loose Cotton |
26.00 |
442.00 |
26.00 |
442.00 |
26.00 |
442.00 |
|
Grand Total |
355.75 |
6047.75 |
373.25 |
6345.25 |
350.00 |
5950.00 |
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| COTTON ASSOCIATION OF INDIA |
| INDIAN COTTON BALANCE SHEET FOR THE SEASON 2011-12 and 2012-13 |
| Estimated as on 8th August 2013 |
| (bales of 170 kgs. each) |
|
Details |
2012-13 |
2011-12 |
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|
(in lakh b/s) |
(in’000 Tons) |
(in lakh b/s) |
(in ’000Tons) |
|
Supply |
Opening Stock |
54.75 |
930.75 |
53.27 |
905.59 |
|
|
Crop |
355.75 |
6047.75 |
373.25 |
6345.25 |
|
|
Imports |
15.00 |
255.00 |
12.00 |
204.00 |
|
|
Total Supply |
425.50 |
7233.50 |
438.52 |
7454.84 |
|
Demand |
Mill Consumption |
245.00 |
4165.00 |
223.09 |
3792.53 |
|
|
Consumption by SSI Units |
22.00 |
374.00 |
21.09 |
358.53 |
|
|
Non- Mill Consumption |
16.00 |
272.00 |
10.00 |
170.00 |
|
|
Exports |
- |
- |
129.59 |
2203.03 |
|
|
Total Demand |
283.00 |
4811.00 |
383.77 |
6524.09 |
|
Available Surplus |
142.50 |
2422.50 |
- |
- |
|
|
*Closing Stock |
- |
- |
54.75 |
930.75* |
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