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North India's cotton yarn faces poor demand; fibre costlier

In Ludhiana, the market had a bearish tone while cotton yarn prices stayed at previous levels. The garment industry shifted towards polyester spun yarn and PC yarn to manage production costs. A trader from Ludhiana&#**;s market told Fibre2Fashion, "Polyester spun yarn is being imported from Indonesia and other countries in large quantities. Garment units are shifting toward cheaper raw materials, expecting better margins from non-cotton garments." Cotton yarn prices remained unchanged. 

In Ludhiana, ** count cotton combed yarn was sold at &#****;***-*** per kg (GST inclusive); ** and ** count combed yarn were traded at &#****;***-*** per kg and &#****;***-*** per kg respectively; and carded yarn of ** count was noted at &#****;***-*** per kg, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.