Cotton output up 12 percent
KARACHI: The national cotton output has increased by almost 12 per cent as compared with the last year, says the fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) issued on Monday.
Egytex News Desk
Source: The International News
The PCGA report said that the total arrivals of cotton at ginneries all-over the country were registered at 12.689 million bales compared to the last year’s 11.333 million bales, posting a surge of 11.97 per cent.
Sindh produced 4.232 million bales compared to last year’s 2.994 million bales, recording a hike of 41.35 per cent, while Punjab produced 8.457 million bales compared to last year’s 8.339 million bales, with an increase of 1.41 per cent.
Around 12.476 million bales were sold to mills and exporters as textile mill owners bought 11.680 million bales and exporters procured 795,648 bales. Unsold stocks of lint remained at 209,933 bales and those of phutti (seed cotton) stood at 3,928 bales.
Source: The International News
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 6 April 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
