NEW DELHI (Commoditiescontrol) - Cotton planting reached 118.15 lakh ha as of August 17, ahead 16 percent compared to same period last year at 101.54 lakh ha according to Ministry of Agriculture.
Cotton planting has progressed 96.48 percent of the total normal area(5 year avg) at 122.46 lakh ha and remained ahead 6.72 percent from the normal area as on date at 110.71 lakh ha showing signs of positivity in planting.
North India: Reports from the field suggest that crop conditions were rated superior in North India with expectation of bumper crop for the 2017/18 season with the first lot of new crop likely to begin from first half of September. There were around 350 bales of new cotton recorded in Haryana today. (Full Report)
Central India: Light rains were reported in Maharashtra since last evening and forecast of widespread rains could likely occur from August 20. The state was experiencing deficient rains since July 24.
Trade sources confirmed that Saurashtra, which cover 73 percent of the total Gujarat cotton area, will likely incur minimal damage below market speculation of 20-30 percent.
South India: Most regions were receiving rains on timely intervals and no major crop concerns were reported. Pest intensity was recorded at low levels and timely sprayed pesticides will curb growth in certain regions.
Following data is the state wise cotton acreage report as on August 17. The weekly report is compiled by Directorate of Cotton Development, Nagpur and released by Ministry of Agriculture, India.
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*Note: Normal Area Is Average Of 2011-12 To 2015-16 | To view weekly data archive, access the crop update section available on the top right corner of the cotton page or click here
*Previous Planting Report: August 10| August 3 | July 27 | July 20 | July 13 | July 7 | June 30 | June 23 | June 16 | June 9 | June 2 | May 26 | May 18
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau; +91-22-40015534)
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