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Cotton arrivals in Pakistan fall 60% due to crop damage, lower acreage

The sharp drop in cotton production is attributed to a lower cotton sowing area, drought conditions during June and July this year, and attacks of whitefly and pink bollworm. Pakistan&#**;s cotton production has decreased again after a higher yield in the last season of ****-**. In the year ****-**, production had also declined due to the cotton crop being destroyed by extremely heavy rains.

Cotton arrivals began in July ****, as they did last year. The flow of arrivals was quite slow during the initial period of the current season. The latest reports suggest that cotton production will be lower than in the last season. Cotton influx typically begins in August each year; however, in the last two seasons, it started in July due to early sowing.