According to data released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), 296,070 bales arrived at ginneries across the country during the second fortnight of July 2025, compared to 402,216 bales in the same fortnight of July 2024. Cotton arrivals began in July 2025, as they had in the previous year.
The decline was particularly sharp in Sindh province, while Punjab reported a slight increase. Lower water flow in the Indus River—following India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty—along with internal water mismanagement and other structural issues, are likely key reasons for the drop in Sindh’s production. A drought-like situation caused by reduced canal inflows, poor irrigation infrastructure, and crop-related challenges also adversely affected cotton output in the province, contributing to the national decline.
A provincial breakdown provided by the PCGA shows that Sindh recorded cotton arrivals of 292,340 bales as of July 31, 2025, which is 47.37 per cent lower than the 551,702 bales received by the same date in 2024. In contrast, Punjab saw arrivals of 301,481 bales, compared to 292,555 bales last year—an increase of 3.05 per cent so far this season.
The country reported total cotton arrivals of 5.524 million bales during the last marketing year (2024–25), which was 34.18 per cent lower than the 8.303 million bales recorded in 2023–24, according to final data from the PCGA. In 2023–24, production had bounced back after a steep decline in the 2022–23 season, when Pakistan's cotton output was just 4.912 million bales.
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