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Cotton arrivals in Pakistan fall by 49% amid slow start to new season

Cotton arrivals began in July ****, as they did last year. The flow of arrivals was quite slow during the initial weeks of the current season. Cotton arrivals were noted at ***,*** bales up to July ** this year, compared to ***,*** bales in the same period last year.

Cotton influx typically begins in August each year. However, in the last two seasons, it started in July due to early sowing and favourable weather conditions, which positively impacted the crop. This contrasts starkly with the arrival and total production in the marketing season ****-**, when heavy rains and floods severely affected cotton production in the main cotton-producing states.