Mr. Joshi, who is also the Chairman of India's Cotton Advisory Board, commented that the latest estimate of the board for 2010/11 production, which is at 32.5 million bales, will be able to be met for this cotton season ending in September 2011.
A decision on the export of the un-exported quantity of 2.5 to 3 million bales (170 kg each) per the earlier agreed maximum amount of 5.5 million bales will not come until the end of January next year and the allowable amount may also vary depending on the situation at hand, which the Cabinet Ministerial group will decide.
Seshadri Ramkumar, Texas Tech University