The 2019-2020 cotton season is predicted to end in September with big shares, each with merchants and the trade.

Ashwin Chandran, chairman of Southern India Mills’ Association, mentioned the nation has by no means had such a high inventory on the end of the season within the current previous. Consumption by textile mills ought to 80 lakh bales to 100 lakh bales lower than the estimate due to the lockdown and fall in demand after that.

The affiliation estimates the closing inventory to be 125 lakh-150 lakh bales. The authorities ought to come out with particular bundle to incentivise yarn and cloth exports. Only then will demand decide up and cotton consumption improve, he mentioned.

J. Thulasidharan, chairman of Indian Cotton Federation, added that although cotton was a high-risk crop, farmers had more and more gone in for it within the current years due to its profitability. With good monsoon this yr, cotton manufacturing within the subsequent season (October 2020 to September 2021) can even be larger. The present value of cotton is decrease than the MSP for a number of varieties and the Cotton Corporation of India had bought substantial portions. The world costs could be subdued subsequent season as availability globally would even be high. In such a scenario, the approaching cotton yr could be difficult to stakeholders within the sector. The authorities ought to come out with a unique system to help farmers and the costs ought to transfer in response to market demand, he mentioned.

He expects the closing inventory to be near 200 lakh bales.

The Cotton Association of India mentioned in a press launch that the carry-over inventory on the end of the season could be 55.5 lakh bales. The arrivals from final October to June this yr is 327 lakh bales. The affiliation expects that manufacturing this season could be almost 335 lakh bales.