Pakistan: Cotton and Products Annual

Pakistan’s cotton production for Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast at 5.3 million 480 pound (lb) bales, up 18 percent from the revised 2020/21 estimate, due to availability of new seed varieties, better pest and disease management, and government support. Pakistan’s cotton output still remains at historic lows, but to keep its textile mills humming it will continue to import large volumes of cotton. MY 2021/22 imports are forecast to remain constant at 5.0 million 480-lb bales. Textile mill consumption is forecast slightly higher at 10.3 million bales, due to brisk milling activity undergirded by strong government support policies for the country’s important textile industry.