Higher imports by the world's second-largest cotton producer are expected to support global prices, which are trading near six-month lows
India has raised the price at which it will buy new-season cotton from domestic farmers by 7.8% to 8,110 rupees per 100 kg, but local market prices are hovering around 7,000 rupees
Losing access to the US consumer may hurt India's farm economy more than slashing its 39 per cent average tariff on imported produce
Exports to India from February to April jumped to 155,260 running bales, from 25,901 shipped during a year ago period
The limited supplies are keeping local prices significantly above the global benchmark, making overseas sales unviable from the world's biggest producer of the fibre
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Pakistan's textile sector is "disappointed" by the government's decision to not allow the import of Indian cotton and has said that buying cotton from the neighbouring country is the need of the hour
Lower exports from the world's biggest producer will help its rivals like the US, Brazil to raise their exports to Asian buyers