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Fine cotton yarn rises further in Mumbai on strong domestic demand

30 Sep '25
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Fine cotton yarn rises further in Mumbai on strong domestic demand
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Insights

  • South India's cotton yarn markets showed contrasting trends, with Mumbai recording a rise in **0**-count and superfine yarn on strong domestic demand, while Tiruppur struggled with weak export orders.
  • Traders noted a demand–supply mismatch in finer counts in Mumbai, while GST cuts boosted local garment sales in Tiruppur.
  • New cotton arrivals in Gujarat pressured old stock prices before stabilising.

In Mumbai, superfine cotton yarn faced a demand–supply mismatch. Strong demand pushed prices of superfine cotton yarn up by &#****;** per kg. A trader from the Mumbai market told Fibre*Fashion, “Domestic demand for finer count cotton yarn was higher than for coarse counts. However, overall demand for cotton yarn remained average. Power looms and auto looms are running at **** per cent capacity due to limited fabric buying.”

In Mumbai, ** carded yarn of warp and weft varieties were traded at &#****;*,***-*,*** (~$**.**-**.**) and &#****;*,***-*,*** per * kg (~$**.**-**.**) (excluding GST), respectively. Other prices include ** combed warp at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg, ** carded weft at &#****;*,***-*,*** (~$**.**-**.**) per *.* kg, **/** carded warp at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg, **/** carded warp at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg and **/** combed warp at &#****;***-*** (~$*.**-*.**) per kg, according to trade sources.

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