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South India cotton yarn faces slow demand, prices down in Mumbai

Insights

• South India's cotton yarn market remains weak as slow demand, cash crunch and US tariff worries pressure trade.
• Prices in Mumbai fell ₹*–*/kg, while Tiruppur saw muted buying despite duty-free cotton imports.
• Spinning mills gain relief from lower input costs, but downstream demand remains sluggish, limiting any immediate revival in the textile value chain.