India Cotton Acreage 2012-2013

Cotton acreage Indian in the next season (October 2012–September 2013) will be slightly lower than this year.

Cotton acreage for the current season ending September 2012 is 30.09 million acres, which is 8% higher than last season. SIMA chairman reported that this situation will change next year with the lowering of cotton acerage. At the same time, cotton consumption in India is expected to marginally increase.

The spinning capacity for 2011-12 is on the increasing trend with the total capacity of 48.25 million spindles and 771,000 rotors. This is of 1.5 % and 5.3 % increase in the spindle and rotor capacities compared to 2010-11.

India’s Cotton Advisory Board estimated this season’s production to be 35.3 million bales (170 kgs each) and the mill consumption this year to be 23.9 million bales (170 kgs each).