CAI Lowers Cotton Crop Estimate To 335.13 Lakh Bales For 2021-22 Season

The Cotton Affiliation of India on Saturday lowered the cotton crop estimate by 8 lakh bales to 335.13 lakh bales for the 2021-22 season because the manufacturing in Gujarat, Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka is predicted to say no.

The entire manufacturing throughout crop yr 2020-21, stood at 353 lakh bales, the CAI stated in an announcement.

For Gujarat, the CAI lowered the manufacturing estimate to 88.99 lakh bales for the 2021-22 season, Telangana to 39.91 lakh bales, Maharashtra to 83.50 lakh bales and in Karnataka to 21 lakh bales.

In the meantime, the whole cotton provide from October 2021 to March 2022 is estimated at 343.68 lakh bales, which consists of the arrivals of 262.68 lakh bales, imports of 6 lakh bales and the opening inventory estimated at 75 lakh bales at first of the season.

Additional, the CAI has estimated cotton consumption from October 2021 to March 2022 at 175 lakh bales whereas the export shipments as much as March 31, 2022 are estimated at 35 lakh bales.

Inventory on the finish of March 2022 is estimated at 133.68 lakh bales, together with 75 lakh bales with textile mills and the remaining 58.68 lakh bales with the Cotton Company of India (CCI), Maharashtra Federation and others (MNCs, merchants, ginners, MCX amongst others together with the cotton bought however not delivered).

The CAI Crop Committee has estimated the whole cotton provide until finish of the season 2021-22, that’s as much as September 30, 2022, at 425.13 lakh bales which is much less by 8 lakh bales in comparison with 433.13 lakh bales estimated beforehand.

The entire cotton provide consists of the opening inventory of 75 lakh bales at first of the cotton season as on October 1, 2021, crop for the season estimated at 335.13 lakh bales and the imports for the season estimated at 15 lakh bales.

The home consumption is estimated by the CAI at 340 lakh bales, the identical stage estimated beforehand, whereas the exports for the season have been estimated at 45 lakh bales.

Equally, CAI has additionally lowered the carry-over inventory to 40.13 lakh bales from the sooner estimation of 48.13 lakh bales.