Cotton production increases 71pc

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) on Wednesday reported that the country produced 8.397 million bales in 2023-24, a 71 per cent increase over the preceding year.

However, the output fell short by a record 3.873m bales or 32pc against the target fixed for the year.

The PCGA said cotton production in Punjab was 4.282m bales while in Sindh it was 4.115m bales. District-wise, the highest cotton production has been reported from Sanghar (Sindh), which is 1.695m bales, while the lowest output was 5,240 bales in the Pakpattan district of Punjab.

Of the total output, according to the report, textile mills bought 8.043m bales from ginning factories, while exporters bought 2.93m bales and 60,500 bales are still available with the ginning factories.