MULTAN, November 18th: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA)'s Data Committee has released the figures of cotton arrival in ginneries till Nov 15 across the country Today.PCGA Spokesman said that that Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 68,57,518 bales of cotton have reached ginneries across Pakistan ,showing a decrease of 20.92 per cent or 18,14,078 bales less than corresponding period of last year when ginneries received 86,71,596 bales. Fortnightly report revealed that 7,60,053 bales of cotton received during this fortnight. Out of the total arrivals. Ginneries in Punjab recorded arrival of 36,92,205 bales against the last year arrival of 49,85,116 bales showing a decrease of 25.94 per cent. Sindh ginneries recorded arrival of 31,65,313 bales while last year Sindh received 36,86,480-bales 14.14 % less as compared to corresponding period last year.Textile mills have bought 52,57,064 bales while exporters bought 47,706 bales. The total bales sold out so far were calculated at 53,04,769 bales. While 15,52,749 bales are lying unsold .Multan received 1,11,458 bales 39.77 % decrease than last year, Lodhran 50,261 bales 46.28 % decrease, Khanewal 3,23,391,bales a decrease of 27.80%, Muzaffargarh 1,71,181 bales a decrease of 36.06 %, Dera Ghazi Khan 3,04,657 decrease of 11.42 %, Rajanpur 2,54,677 bales, 34.14 % decrease, Layyah 1,31,502 bales 21.82.% decrease, Vehari 1,79,380 bales 54.15 % decrease, Sahiwal 1,77,009 bales 3.93% more than last year, Pakpattan 19,157 bales 8.49 % increase, Okara 13,377 bales- 12.41% increase, Toba Tek Singh 73,980 bales, 35.51 % decrease , Faisalabad 18,932 bales 2912 % less than last year, Jhang 6,974 showing a decrease of 44.43 %, Mianwali 68,300 showing an increase of 8.79 % , Bhakkar 18,841 (24.82 % less) Rahim yar Khan 6,92,472 ,a decrease of 21.17 than last year,Bahawalnagar 6,44,127 bales 3.29 percent less and Bahawalpur 4,31,889 bales 39.49% less. Hyderabad 2,05,563 bales,1.95 % more than preceding year,Mirpur Khas (Thar) 1,25,084 ,bales 5.29% increase, Sangarh ,10,83,967 bales 12.07 % decrease, Nawabshah 1,99,945 bales (45.08 % increase), Naushero Feroze 2,85,673 bales (13 % decrease), Khairpur 2,53,413 (23.57 % decrease) Ghotki 3,23,545)bales,Sukkur 4,43,655(15.97 % decrease), Dadu 48,045 bales 2.42 % increase.Jamshoro 90,804 bales (5.40 % less) ,Badeen 14,064 bales 267.30 % increase ) and Baluchistan 91,555 bales ( Decrease of 10.04 %, Total 710 ginning factories are operational in the country.Of them 427 in Punjab and 283 in Sindh.Total 15,52,749 bales are lying in unsold stock.They told that the data was collected with joint cooperation of PCGA, APTMA and KCA. The Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) may revise cotton production estimates to 10.5 million bales of 170kg each for this season, down from earlier projections of 10.87m bales.The predictions dashed all hopes of harvesting a bumper cotton crop in 2018-19.The country’s overall cotton production has deteriorated over the years in turn affecting the gross domestic product. The country’s last bumper cotton crop of 14.9m bales was harvested in 2013-14.Under the revision, production in Sindh is expected to witness a shortfall of merely 0.1 million bales to 0.12m bales. The province produced 4.253m bales in last season. Production estimates for Balochistan were also revised upward to 0.15m, which is lower than the last year’s output. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is expected to produce around 0.02m bales.The country’s cotton production has been under stress during the last four years as country mainly because of adverse effects of climate change and shortage of irrigation water and partly due lack of attention to the declining output from the successive governments.
