Related Keywords: attributed decline to white fly attack, both medium and long staple cottons, cotton production, faces shortage of extra-long staple cotton, import of extra long stapl cotton to increase, MSP of cotton increased, see a drop by ten to fifteen lakh bales, SIMA Cotton Research and Development Association
The cotton production has been anticipated to be at the level of 390 lakh bales during 2015-16, but the actual production likely to see a drop by 10 to 15 lakh bales, as per industry body report.
According to SIMA Cotton Research and Development Association (CDRA) the decline in cotton production is attributed to white fly attack in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and inadequate rains in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
