Sub.: Outcome of the First Meeting of Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC) for the Cotton Season 2023-24 held on 14.03.2024 – reg.

 

Dear Sirs/Madam,

 

The Balance Sheet and State-wise Area, Cotton Production and Yield decided by the COCPC in its meeting held on 14.03.2024 for the Cotton Season 2022-23 & 2023-24 are given below: –

 

STATE-WISE AREA UNDER COTTON, PRODUCTION AND YIELD

COTTON SEASON 2022-23 (OCT-SEPT) (P)* and 2023-24(P)*

 

								Area in Lakh hectares
								Production in lakh bales of 170 kgs each
								Yield in Kilogram / Hectare
Name of the state	2022-23(P)*					2023-24(P)*
	Area	Production			Yield	Area	Production			Yield
		Pressed bales	Loose Cotton	Total			Pressed bales	Loose Cotton	Total
Punjab	2.49	4.24	0.20	4.44	303.13	1.69	4.69	0.20	4.89	491.89
Haryana	5.75	9.53	0.48	10.01	295.95	6.83	14.02	0.48	14.50	360.91
Rajasthan	8.15	27.08	0.66	27.74	578.63	7.91	26.77	0.66	27.43	589.52
NORTHERN ZONE	16.39	40.85	1.34	42.19	437.60	16.43	45.48	1.34	46.82	484.44
Gujarat	24.84	85.96	1.99	87.95	601.91	26.83	87.66	1.99	89.65	568.04
Maharshtra	41.82	81.70	1.46	83.16	338.05	42.34	80.97	1.46	82.43	330.97
Madhya Pradesh	5.95	13.83	0.50	14.33	409.43	6.30	17.47	0.50	17.97	484.90
CENTRAL ZONE	72.61	181.49	3.95	185.44	434.17	75.47	186.10	3.95	190.05	428.10
Telangana	19.73	56.54	0.91	57.45	495.01	18.18	47.21	0.91	48.12	449.97
Andhra Pradesh	7.04	15.11	0.30	15.41	372.12	4.27	11.28	0.30	11.58	461.03
Karnataka	9.49	25.13	0.55	25.68	460.02	6.95	16.38	0.55	16.93	414.12
Tamilnadu	1.73	3.05	0.14	3.19	313.47	0.91	1.81	0.14	1.95	364.29
SOUTHERN ZONE	37.99	99.83	1.90	101.73	455.23	30.31	76.68	1.90	78.58	440.73
Orissa	2.16	6.97	0.08	7.05	554.86	2.36	7.36	0.08	7.44	535.93
Others	0.12	0.19	0.00	0.19	269.17	0.12	0.22	0.00	0.22	311.67
TOTAL	129.27	329.33	7.27	336.60	442.65	124.69	315.84	7.27	323.11	440.52

 

P – Provisional

Loose Cotton delivery is based on the survey of “loose cotton delivery and consumption in India” undertaken by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management

* – As estimated by Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC) in its meeting held on 14.03.2024

 

Cotton Balance Sheet from 2022-23 and 2023-24

 

Cotton Year: October to September

Particulars	2022-23 (P)*		2023-24 (P)*
	(In lakh bales of 170 kg. Each)	(in Thousand Tons)	(In lakh bales of 170 kg. Each)	(in Thousand Tons)
SUPPLY
Opening Stock	39.48	671.16	61.16	1039.72
Crop	336.60	5722.20	323.11	5492.87
Import	14.60	248.20	12.00	204.00
TOTAL SUPPLY	390.68	6641.56	396.27	6736.59
DEMAND
Non-MSME Consumption	197.80	3362.60	201.00	3417.00
MSME Consumption	99.83	1697.11	100.00	1700.00
Non Textile Consumption