MULTAN,Dec18th : Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has issued
the figures of cotton arrival upto Dec 15,2018 today.. Seed cotton (Phutti)
equivalent to over 99,62,657 bales of cotton have reached ginneries
across Pakistan as of Dec 15,2017,showing an decrease of 6.77 per cent compared
to corresponding period last year when ginneries received 1,06,85,981 bales.
According to the 7th fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners
Association (PCGA) issued with the approval of three member committee
comprising Mehr Muhammad Ashraf (Convener) Malik Talat Suhail and Salman
Maqbool here today. Briefing the media men about cotton production they
said that 5,95,719 bales of cotton received during this fortnight. Out of the
total arrivals, 9.962 million bales of cotton have been converted into bales so
far. Ginneries in Punjab recorded arrival of 59,18,023 bales against the
last year arrival of 65,49,612 bales showing a decrease of 9.64 per cent.
Sindh ginneries recorded arrival of 40,44,634 bales while last year Sindh
received 41,36,369 bales 2.22 % less as compared to corresponding period
last year.Textile mills have bought 80,55,160 bales while exporters bought 99,589
bales. The total bales sold out so far were calculated at 81,54,749
bales. While 18,07,908 bales are lying unsold .Multan received 2,21,133 bales
15.76 % decrease than last year, Lodhran 1,21,199 bales 15.28 %
decrease, Khanewal 4,87,801 bales a decrease of 15.28 %, Muzaffargarh 3,11,984
bales a decrease of 2.68 %, Dera Ghazi Khan 4,26,346 an increase of 6.28
%, Rajanpur 4,11,204 bales, 5.22% decrease, Layyah 2,18,245 bales 20.94.%
decrease, Vehari 4,12,787 bales 24.91 % decrease, Sahiwal 1,93,405
bales 21.70 % less than last year, Pakpattan 19,224 bales 48.75 %
decrease, Okara 12,600 bales- 21.13 % short, Toba Tek Singh 1,37,307
bales, 12.06 % decrease , Faisalabad 29,350 bales 15.54
% less than last year, Jhang 14,050 showing a decrease of 32.45
%, Mianwali 85,360 a decrease of 55.65 % , Bhakkar 29,980 (62.74 % less)
Sargodha (Figures not received), Rahim yar Khan 10,95,437 bales (12.79 % increase), Bahawalpur 8,63,442
a decrease of 7.33 %,and Bahawalnagar 8,27,116 an increase of 0.59
%. In Sindh province: Hyderabad 2,24,816 bales 9.39 % less than
last year,Mirpur Khas (Thar) 1,20,163 bales 45.44 % less, Sangarh ,12,72,975
bales 7.31 % decrease, Nawabshah 3,77,079 bales (9.57 %
increase), Naushero Feroze 3,62,055 bales (0.55 % increase), Khairpur 3,66,359
1,564 (11.48 % increase) Ghotki 4,29,722 (18.86 % increase),Sukkur 6,06,749
(6.38% increase), Dadu 65,500 (5.14 % increase), Jamshoro 1,00,991bales (22.26
% less) ,Badeen 4,400 bales 74.62 % less) and Baluchistan 1,13,825 bales
(a decrease of 2.13%). Total 513 ginning factories are operational in the
country.Of them 365 in Punjab and 148 in Sindh.Total 18,07,908 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.
