Agri Commodity Tips: CHANDIGARH: Cotton production in India is likely to drop by up to 15 per cent this year due to insufficient rain and pest attack in two cotton-growing zone of the country.
In Gujarat, a major cotton-producing state, the crop has been hit by weak rainfall after a good sowing session, when the monsoon was strong. Rainfall in the region has been patchy and 28% below normal.
Farmers are worried as rainfall over the last one month has been scanty, putting the crop under pressure. "The yield could decline by 10% 15% due to lower acreage and less rains in Gujarat," said Saurin Parikh of the All India Cotton Gin Press Association.
In Gujarat, a major cotton-producing state, the crop has been hit by weak rainfall after a good sowing session, when the monsoon was strong. Rainfall in the region has been patchy and 28% below normal.
Farmers are worried as rainfall over the last one month has been scanty, putting the crop under pressure. "The yield could decline by 10% 15% due to lower acreage and less rains in Gujarat," said Saurin Parikh of the All India Cotton Gin Press Association.
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