Pakistan: Cotton and Products Update

The 2024/25 cotton area estimate is revised downward to 2 million hectares due to a decrease in cultivation in key production areas of Punjab and Sindh. With the lower area, the production forecast is lowered to 5.55 million bales. Despite the lower anticipated domestic cotton output, as a result of stagnant domestic cotton usage, the 2024/25 import forecast is reduced to 3.6 million bales.