Mumbai, Aug 29 (PTI) Cotton production is estimated tobe at 336 lakh bales for the cotton season 2016-17 startingOctober 1, on better weather conditions, Cotton Association ofIndia (CAI) said in its first estimate. The July estimate for the ongoing cotton season2015-16 stood at 337.75 lakh bales of 170 kgs, CAI said in arelease issued here. CAI further said the acreage under cotton during theensuing 2016-17, is expected to be lower by about 10 per centthan the current year. However, productivity is likely to be higher duringthe 2016-17, due to the better weather conditions across allcotton growing regions of the country, it said. Therefore, CAI said, the crop for the 2016-17 cottonseason is expected to be similar to the cotton crop for thecotton season 2015-16. The total cotton supply for the cotton season 2016-17,is estimated to be at 400 lakh bales while the domesticconsumption is estimated at 308 lakh bales, leaving anavailable surplus of 92 lakh bales. PTI SM NRB ABIBAS
Cotton crop likely to be at 336 lakh bales in 2016-17: CAI
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