Pakistan’s cotton output falls to historic lows

MG News | February 03, 2021 at 02:00 PM GMT+05:00

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February 03, 2021 (MLN): The arrivals of seed-cotton into ginneries witnessed a massive decline of 35% to 5.57 million bales by January 31, 2021, its lowest level in Pakistan’s history.

The cotton production was recorded at 8.487 million bales in the same period last year.

The decline in production has been occurred due to climate unchanged. Another factor that contributed to the low yield is an increase in the sugarcane production area, wiping a vast area of the cotton belt. Not surprisingly, sugarcane is seen as a 'better' substitute on the back of climate change and less manpower requirement in the fields.

Of the total production, textile mills bought 5.046 million bales while 70,200 bales were picked up by exporters. Currently, only 90 ginning mills have been functioning in Pakistan.

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