The cotton crop production in the country is estimated to be at 326 lakh bales for 2012-2013 (October-September) period as per report compiled by the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF). The estimates were arrived at the board meeting of ICF on April 05, 2013. On the other hand, the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) has projected cotton production at 330 lakh bales. A standard bale of cotton in India is 170 kilogram.
The state of Gujarat topped with 83 lakh bales, against CAB estimate of 85 lakh bales, followed by Maharashtra with 75 lakh bales against 74 lakh by CAB and Andhra Pradesh with 72 lakh identical to CAB estimates.
Besides, Punjab state will have a crop size of 18 lakh bales, Haryana 24 lakh bales, Rajasthan 16 lakh bales and Madhya Pradesh 18 lakh bales. Additionally, Karnataka will have 11 lakh bales, Tamil Nadu four lakh bales, Odisha two lakh bales and others two lakh bales. A total of 259.21 lakh bales have arrived in the market as on March 31, 2013.
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