Post’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (Aug-Jul) cotton area is forecast to rise to 45,000 hectares (HA) as farmers are projected to increase planted area due to government and private support initiatives to incentivize growers in the hill tract region. In MY 2019/20, production is forecast up slightly to 139,000 bales based on favorable weather. MY 2019/20 imports are expected to rise to 8.5 million bales on expectations of increased export market demand for value-added products.
