Special Correspondent
Coimbatore-based Indian Cotton Federation will release its estimate of cotton production regularly based on the statistics collected from the production centres in the country.
According to a release from the association, it has estimated the cotton production in the country during the current season (October 2012 to September 2013) to be 325 lakh bales. Production in Gujarat, which is the largest cotton producing State in the country, is expected to be 85 lakh bales. And production in Andhra Pradesh is expected to be 68 lakh bales.
The Cotton Advisory Board had estimated cotton production to be 334 lakh bales this year. The newly-constituted consultative committee of the board will meet on Wednesday (January 23) to review the cotton estimates.
(Source: The Hindu)