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North Indian cotton yarn trade faces weak demand, US worries

09 Jun '25

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North Indian cotton yarn trade faces weak demand, US worries

Insights

Cotton yarn markets in north India opened steady but faced muted demand today, with spinning mills relying on exports amid sluggish domestic orders.
Traders are concerned about garment exports due to uncertainty over US tariffs, while polyester yarn is pressuring cotton prices.
In Panipat, recycled yarn and fibre prices eased due to weak demand.

The Ludhiana market witnessed average demand for cotton yarn, with spinners struggling to maintain prices. A trader from Ludhiana told Fibre2Fashion, “Spinning mills are under pressure to lower their selling prices. The availability of fine-quality polyester yarn is also a concern for the cotton yarn trade. Cheaper imports of polyester fabric are eating into the cotton yarn market.”

In Ludhiana, ** count cotton combed yarn was sold at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg (inclusive of GST); ** and ** count combed yarn were traded at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg and &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg, respectively; and carded yarn of ** count was noted at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg today, according to trade sources.