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Pakistan's cotton arrival slides 59% to 2 mn bales till September

High temperatures in the initial months (June and July) destroyed crop in Punjab and Sindh provinces, the main cotton growing regions in the country. The subsequent unusually heavy rains caused diseases like white fly and pink ball worm resulting in heavy losses in the crop. This double blow has prompted the textile industry to ramp up cotton imports from the global market. Cotton growing farmers were also discouraged by the absence of government support.

Cotton arrival began in July ****, as they did last year. The flow of arrivals was quite slow during the initial period of the current season.