MULTAN, Nov 3rd:Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has issued the figures of cotton arrival upto October 31st,2015. Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 64,65,600 bales of cotton have reached ginneries across Pakistan as of October 31st showing a decrease of 22.87 per cent compared to corresponding period last year when ginneries received 83,82,419 bales. According to the fifth fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) issued here today,Chairman of PCGA Shehzad Ali Khan briefed about cotton production and said Out of the total arrivals, 6.46 million bales of cotton have been converted into bales so far.Ginneries in Punjab recorded arrival of 34,45,171 bales recorded decrease of 34.21 per cent. Sindh ginneries recorded arrival of 30,20,429 bales while last year Sindh received 31,45,843 bales merely 3.99 % less . Ginneries in Sindh recorded a shortfall of 3.99 % as compared to corresponding period last year.Textile mills have bought 42,16,665 bales while exporters bought 3,33,55 bales. The total bales sold out so far were calculated at 45,50,220 bales.Multan received 72,984 bales 66.67 percent short than last year, Lodhran 52,979 bales 60.07. % short, Khanewal 3,05,072 bales 51.67 % short, Muzaffargarh 1,58,095 bales a decrease of 30.46 %, Dera Ghazi Khan 2,03,323 a decrease of 17.15 %, Rajanpur 2,78,138 bales, 12.35 % decrease,Layyah 1,56,781, 17.61% decrease, Vehari 2,52,513 bales 54.94 % less, Sahiwal 1,95,693 bales 52.08 % less than last year, Pakpattan 61,731 bales 57.09 % less, Okara 20,715 49.18 % less,Qasur 11,250, 30.98 .% less,Toba Tek Singh 1,10,113 bales, Faisalabad 39,560 bales, Jhang 39,551 Mianwali 1,31,452, Bhakkar 48,391 Sargodha 8,800, Rahimyar Khan 5,21,122 bales, Bahawalpur 4,03,365,and Bahawalnagar 3,73,543 bales. In Sindh: Hyderabad 2,31,813 bales 0.93 % less than last year,Mirpur Khas (Thar) 2,62,,634 bales 27.25% less, Sangarh ,12,33,450 bales 7.57 % decrease, Nawabshah 2,65,018 bales, Naushero Feroze 2,17,709 bales, Jamshoro 1,29,200 bales ,Badeen 31,600 bales and Baluchistan 46,327 bales. Total 993 ginning factories are operational in the country.Of them 722 in Punjab and 271 in Sindh.Total 19,15,380bales are lying in unsold stock.
