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Cotton Production and Balance Sheet
Cotton Production
The Cotton Advisory Board, in its meeting held on 22nd December
2006 has placed cotton production during 2006-07 cotton season at 270
lakh bales of 170 kgs each, as per State-wise details given below:
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Area in lakh hectare/Production in lakh bales/Yield
kgs per Ha
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States
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2006-07
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2005-06
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| Punjab |
6.18 |
27.00 |
743 |
5.57 |
20.00 |
610 |
| Haryana |
5.33 |
15.00 |
478 |
5.83 |
13.00 |
379 |
| Rajasthan |
3.08 |
8.00 |
442 |
4.72 |
11.00 |
396 |
| North Total |
14.59 |
50,00 |
583 |
16.12 |
44.00 |
464 |
| Gujarat |
23.90 |
90.00 |
640 |
20.77 |
89.00 |
728 |
| Maharashtra |
31.24 |
55.00 |
299 |
28.89 |
36.00 |
212 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
6.66 |
18.00 |
459 |
6.00 |
18.00 |
510 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
9.48 |
32.00 |
574 |
10.37 |
32.00 |
525 |
| Karnataka |
3.56 |
7.00 |
334 |
4.50 |
6.50 |
246 |
| Tamil Nadu |
0.94 |
5.00 |
904 |
1.36 |
5.50 |
688 |
| Others |
0.95 |
1.00 |
179 |
0.72 |
1.00 |
236 |
| Total |
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258.00 |
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88.73 |
232.00 |
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| Loose Lint |
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12.00 |
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|
12.00 |
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| Grand Total |
91.32 |
270.00 |
503 |
88.73 |
244.00 |
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Source: Cotton Advisory Board ( CAB)
Cotton Balance Sheet
With carry over stock of 56 lakh bales and production estimate
at 270.00 lakh bales, the Cotton Advisory Board vide its meeting dt.22-12-2006
has drawn the Cotton Balance Sheet for 2006-07 as under:
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Quantity in lakh bales of 170 kgs each
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Item
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2006-07
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2005-06
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SUPPLY
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Opening stock
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56.00 |
72.00 |
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Crop size
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270.00 |
244.00 |
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Imports
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4.00 |
4.00 |
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TOTAL AVAILABILITY
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330.00 |
320.00 |
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DEMAND
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Mill Consumption
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200.00 |
182.00 |
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Small-Mill consumption
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20.00 |
20.00 |
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Non-Mill Consumption
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15.00 |
15.00 |
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TOTAL CONSUMPTION
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235.00 |
217.00 |
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Exports
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50.00 |
47.00 |
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TOTAL DISAPPEARANCE
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285.00 |
264.00 |
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CARRY FORWARD
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45.00 |
56.00 |
Source: Cotton Advisory Board ( CAB)
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