Pakistan cotton arrival down 33% to 5.1 mn bales till November

04 Dec '24

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Pakistan cotton arrival down 33% to 5.1 mn bales till November

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As of November 30, Pakistan's cotton arrivals totalled 5.190 million bales, marking a 33.05 per cent decline from the previous season.
The slow start, initially 59 per cent lower than last year, was partly recovered by improved later arrivals.
This season's challenges included damage from high temperatures and heavy rains, which caused diseases like whitefly and pink bollworm.

Pakistan has received a total of 5.190 million bales as of November 30 this year. This figure is 33.05 per cent lower than the 7.753 million bales recorded during the same period last season. The country managed to bridge the gap in cotton arrivals after better arrivals in the later months of this season. Initially, its cotton arrival was 59 per cent lower until September 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year.

According to data released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), 5.190 million bales have arrived at various ginneries across the country up to November 30 in the current 2024-25 marketing season (August to July). This decline stands in stark contrast to the robust crop seen in the 2023-24 season.

High temperatures during the early months (June and July) damaged crops in Punjab and Sindh, the main cotton-producing provinces in the country. The subsequent heavy and unusual rains caused crop diseases such as whitefly and pink bollworm, resulting in significant losses. However, relatively better weather in the later months of the current season boosted cotton production.

Cotton arrivals began in July 2024, as they did in the previous year. However, the pace of arrivals was notably slower during the initial months of the current season.

According to the PCGA, a provincial breakdown shows that Sindh recorded cotton arrivals of 2.731 million bales up to November 30, 2024, which is 32.01 per cent lower than the 4.016 million bales reported by November 30, 2023. Meanwhile, Punjab saw arrivals of 2.459 million bales, compared to 3.736 million bales as of November 30, 2023, representing a 34.18 per cent decline in the current season.

The country reported total cotton arrivals of 8.396 million bales during the last marketing year (2023-24), which was 70.94 per cent higher than the 4.912 million bales recorded in 2022-23, according to the final data from the PCGA. In the 2022-23 season, Pakistan's cotton production saw a sharp decline due to heavy rains that severely damaged the crop.

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