STATISTICS

INDEX
Area, Production and productivity of cotton in India
Staple-wise production of cotton
Staple-wise mill consumption of cotton (Non-SSI)
State-wise Cotton consumption by the Textile Mills
Cotton Consumption by Organized Sector Textile Mills (Non-SSI Mills) and Small Scale Spinning Mills (SSI) Units
State-wise Cotton consumption by the Textile Mills
COTTON BALANCE SHEET (As drawn by the Cotton Advisory Board)
AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COTTON (STATE-WISE)
SUPPORT PRICES FOR VARIETIES OF KAPAS OF FAIR AVERAGE QUALITY
ANNUAL AVERAGE PRICES OF KAPAS FOR IMPORTANT
Year-wise/Month-wise prices of lint cotton announced by the East India Cotton Association, Mumbai
Cotton imports in India - 1996-97 onwards
COTTON EXPORTS FROM INDIA

 

Area, Production and productivity of cotton in India during last six decades
Year Area in lakh hectares Production in lakh bales of 170 kgs Yield kgs per hectare
 1950-51 56.48 30.62 92
1960-61 76.78 56.41 124
1970-71 76.05 47.63 106
1980-81 78.24 78.60 170
1990-91 74.39 117.00 267
1991-92 76.93 119.00 263
1992-93 75.41 138.00 311
1993-94 74.40 121.50 278
1994-95 78.61 138.50 300
1995-96 90.63 170.20 319
1996-97 91.66 177.90 330
1997-98 89.04 158.00 302
1998-99 92.87 165.00 302
1999-00 87.31 156.00 304
2000-01 85.76 140.00 278
2001-02 87.30 158.00 308
2002-03 76.67 136.00 302
2003-04  76.30 179.00 399
2004-05 87.86 243.00 470
2005-06  86.77 244.00 478
2006-07 91.42 280.00 521
2007-08 95.30 310.00 553
Source : Cotton Advisory Board
Staple-wise production of cotton
Quantity in lakh bales of 170 kgs
STAPLE GROUP
96-97
97-98
00-01
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
SHORT                  (below 20.0 mm) 16.25 10.00 11.50 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.00 7.60 7.11 7.00
MEDIUM             (20.5 to 25.5 mm) . . . . . 82.50 72.00 75.90 136.80 65.00
MEDIUM LONG (26.0 to 27.5 mm) 87.54 72.50 77.00 81.50 74.00 61.00 51.00 89.95 94.07 42.00
LONG                   (28.0 to 33.5 mm) 68.45 71.00 71.50 60.00 52.00 125.00
EXTRA  LONG (34 mm & above) 5.66 4.50 5.00 5.00 4.50 5.00 4.00 5.55 5.02 5.00
TOTAL 177.90 158.00 165.00 156.00 140.00 158.00 136.00 179.00 243.00 244.00
Note : Staple-group-wise production figures are estimated
Staple-wise mill consumption of cotton (Non-SSI)
Cotton year -  October to September

Figures in lakh bales of 170 kgs each

96-97 97-98

98-99

99-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
SHORT (below 20.0 mm) 11.3 8.2 6.13 7.27 9.71 6.96 5.99 5.93 5.16
(7.51) (5.72) (4.21) (4.83) (6.50) (4.73) (4.20) (3.94) (3.15)
MEDIUM (20.5 to 25.5 mm) 53.79 45.04 42.19 47.83 46.05 38.57 38.05 36.29 50.4
(35.76) (31.44) (28.99) (31.76) (30.83) (26.24) (26.72) (24.13) (30.80)
MEDIUM LONG (26.0 to 27.5 mm) 29.62 27.64 25.77 25.82 24.44 23.46 25.1 22.96 22.43
(19.69) (19.30) (17.71) (17.15) (16.37) (15.96) (17.62) (15.27) (13.71)
LONG (28.0 to 33.5 mm) 47.63 53.68 58.18 47.31 43.79 47.67 53.02 70.3 71.57
(31.67) (37.48) (39.98) (31.43) (29.32) (32.43) (37.23) (46.74) (43.74)
EXTRA  LONG (34 mm & above) 7.24 6.07 5.78 4.28 3.86 4.09 4.17 4.42 4.02
(4.82) (4.24) (3.97) (2.84) (2.58) (2.78) (2.93) (2.94) (2.46)
TOTAL INDIAN  COTTON 149.58 140.63 138.05 132.51 127.85 120.75 126.33 139.9 153.58
(99.45) (98.18) (94.86) (87.99) (85.60) (82.14) (88.70) (93.02) (93.86)
FOREIGN COTTON 0.83 2.61 7.48 18.08 21.51 26.25 16.09 10.49 10.05
(0.55) (1.82) (5.14) (12.01) (14.40) (17.86) (11.30) (6.98) (6.14)
GRAND TOTAL 150.41 143.24 145.53 150.59 149.36 147.00 142.42 150.39 163.63
(100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
SSI Mills 7.50 6.54 6.24 8.37 10.97 11.70 11.63 12.99 16.38
Note : Figures in bracket indicate percentage to the total
Source : Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai
State-wise Cotton consumption by the Textile Mills
in '000 kgs
States/Union Territories 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Andhra Pradesh 119396 111350 107193 124155 132035
Assam 1337 1110 453 116 97
Bihar 3225 92 -- -- --
Delhi -- -- -- -- --
Gujarat 196647 228572 212919 198638

236196

Haryana 134310 151141 106495 93727 95289
Himachal Pradesh 55805 53918 64854 69322 72730
Jammu & Kashmir 3290 2238 687 23 2108
Jharkhand 978 1985 1393 1250 1404
Karnataka 80239 79311 79203 70318 82498
Kerala 41588 40144 38338 30621 32882
Madhya Pradesh 163864 135365 142154 145819 148296
Maharashtra 334074 314009 297043 271506 321338
Manipur 322 252 -- -- --
Orissa 10137 8673 7205 5525 2445
Punjab 242641 233253 257219 265171 293549
Rajasthan 101619 89795 98276 94694 96929
Tamil Nadu 1120379 1144191 1178287 1160891 1245826
Uttaranchal 20 503 19 27 --
Uttar Pradesh 62739 55654 55267 51782 54330
West Bengal 19675 18858 16605 14966 16295
Union Territories
Dadra Nagar Haveli 7851 13414 19670 36268 33332
Daman & Diu 4477 1425 172 104 75
Pondicherry 16368 15893 15670 17081 17989
Total 2720981 2701146 2699122 2652004 2885643
Source : Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai
Cotton Consumption by Organized Sector Textile Mills (Non-SSI Mills) and Small Scale Spinning Mills (SSI) Units
(In lakh bales of 170 kgs each)
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Non-SSI Mills

SSI Mills

Avg Consumption Avg Consumption
Year
Cotton consumption
monthly consumption
Cotton consumption
monthly consumption
1996-97 158.30 13.20 7.89 0.66
1997-98 149.78 12.48 6.54 0.55
19 145.53 12.13 6.24 0.52
1999-2000 150.59 12.55 8.37 0.70
2000-2001 149.36 12.45 10.97 0.91
2001-2002 147.00 12.25 11.70 0.98
2002-2003 142.42 11.87 11.63 0.97
2003-2004 150.39 12.53 12.99 1.08
2004-2005