Pakistan's Cotton Production Is Expected To Be 18.5% Lower Than Its Target In The Current Fiscal Year.

According to Pakistan Daily Times reported in October 27th, cotton crops in Pakistan Assessment At a meeting recently (CCAC), the Committee predicted that in the current fiscal year (July 2011 to June 2012), the output of Pakistan cotton will be close to 12 million 223 thousand packages (1 =170 kg, or 2 million 80 thousand tons), which is about 18.5% lower than that of the 15 million pack.

The committee will meet again in November 23rd to cotton again. yield Make predictions. According to the report, the above prediction is derived from CCAC's analysis of various factors. CCAC said that the cotton planting area in Punjab province is 6 million 210 thousand acres this year, and the output is expected to be 9 million 750 thousand packages (1 million 657 thousand and 500 tons).

After the flood, Sindh Province cotton The harvested area is only 664 thousand acres, with an estimated output of 2 million 400 thousand bags (408 thousand tons). Baluchistan cotton planting area is 77 thousand and 400 acres, with an estimated output of 69 thousand bags (11 thousand and 730 tons). The cotton planting area of Khyber Pashto province is 5200 acres, and the expected output is 4000 packets (680 tons).

Officials of the Ministry of industry and production said that cotton growth was good this year, and cotton pest and disease levels were lower than last year. Therefore, the Pakistani government has formulated a 15 million pack of optimistic output targets.

But heavy rains and floods in Sindh province in early August destroyed large areas of cotton fields. The rainy weather in Punjab also affected cotton production in the province.