Multan January 20 2025: Pakistan seed cotton (phutti) equivalent to over 5.489 million (5,489,818) bales have reached ginning factories till January 15, 2025, registering a decrease of 33.52 percent as compared to corresponding period of last year.
Low temperatures during the germination months followed by extensive heats affects the production of crop during this year.
According to a fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), issued to the media on Saturday, over 5.489 million bales have undergone the ginning process i.e. converted into bales. Cotton arrivals in Punjab were recorded 2,686,521 bales, registering a decrease of 35.40 percent as compared to the corresponding period of last year when arrivals were recorded at 4,158,606 bales.
Sindh generated 2,803,297 bales, registering a decrease of 31.62 percent as compared to corresponding period of last year, when arrivals were recorded at 4,099,509 bales. Arrivals in Balochistan were recorded at 156,500 bales.
Exporters/traders bought 46,700 cotton bales while textile sector bought total 4,901,034 bales. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) did not procure cotton in 2024-25, says the report. As many as 542,084 unsold bales stock was present. Total 140 ginning factories were operational in the country.
