Related Keywords: and in North India, estimated to increase, Favourable monsoon, forthcoming season starting October, fresh arrivals likely to begin by mid September, higher acreage across the country, Indian cotton production, key growing states such as Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, Kharif cotton sowing is completed, supporting output, ten to fifteeen percent
India’s cotton production is estimated to increase by 10-15 percent on higher acreage across the country in the forthcoming 2017-18 season starting October over last year’s output of 337.25 lakh bales of 170 kg each. Favourable monsoon in most parts of key growing states such as Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, and in North India, is supporting the output.
