India: Cotton and Products Annual
India’s 2016/17 cotton production forecast is 28.5 million 480 lb. bales on marginally lower acreage of 11.8 million hectares. Yields are expected higher through a combination of better crop, pest, and weed management practices and assume a “normal” monsoon after two consecutive years of deficient rain. Mill consumption is forecast lower than the 2015/16 marketing year as demand remains weak. Exports are forecast at 5.0 million 480 lb. bales while imports are forecast at 900,000 480 lb. bales.
India: Cotton and Products Annual
