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Cotton output may fall to 5-year low

Whitefly attack damages crop in Punjab and Haryana; lack of rains threatens production in Gujarat and Maharashtra

Whitefly pest attacks cotton crop in Punjab

Congress lambasts the SAD-BJP alliance for its failure in preventing the pest attack

Better yields to boost cotton production in 2016-17: ICAC

Globally, average yield is set to improve by 5% to 735 kg a hectare, production is set to rise by 5% to 23 mn tonnes

Chinese cotton reserve auction to impact Indian spinning industry

The auction seeks to cater to, and fuel mill demand in that country and has put India's cotton and cotton yarn exports in a cautious mode

India imports cotton from Pakistan as domestic prices climb

Pakistani supplies are available at about 70 cents per lb, therefore landed cost of imported cotton is lower than local prices

10-15% cotton area may shift to pulses, oilseeds

Weak cottom prices and crop damage from pests may prompt farmers to move to more remunerative crops

Cotton acreage seen falling to 7-year low

Lower cotton exports could support global prices, now trading near their strongest level since August 2015

Textile exports dipped in 2015-16

Bangladesh and China edge out Indian traders; ministry worried, considers more government help

Cotton exports drop on thin supply pushing prices higher

Due to tight supplies because of drought

Cotton sowing in north to be significantly lower

Farmers have been moving towards other crops, particularly pulses, to safeguard against the disease in cotton crop

Lack of quality produce pushes up cotton prices to Rs 36,500 a candy

Slight improvement in demand from textile mills supports price uptrend

Cotton season may have forced delay in GM royalty cap

The government on March 18 had issued a notification capping royalties of GM cotton seed technology companies at 10% for the first five years

Cotton exports may dip 10% on increase in local prices

Exports may fall to six million bales from its export of 6.7 million bales in the 2014-15 marketing year

Domestic cotton output to be 341 lakh bales in 2015-16: CAI

The lower crop estimate is mainly due to crop damage in the northern region due to whitefly attack this year

October-March cotton supplies drop by 12%

Trade bodies are consistently reducing cotton production estimates for the current season as pest attacks.

Cotton prices jump on a sharp decline in output estimates

To pressurise margins of textile mills that have been reeling under severe demand drawdown

Cotton price slide continues

Worry on Bt technology losing steam as crop sees bollworm attack

Seasonal arrival of cotton declines 11% in FY16

This is because of lower production of the commodity and higher expectation of farmers

Arrival of cotton falls by 11% in the ongoing season

Arrivals fall to 24.50 million cotton bales against 27.62 million bales in the same period lat year

Cotton global stocks shrinking: ICAC

Production and consumption falling due to competition from polyester fiber which is significantly cheaper