Cotton production for 2014-15 likely to be at 406 lakh bales

COIMBATORE: Indian Cotton Federation has estimated cotton crop for 2014-15 season (October-September) at 406 lakh bales, maintaining its earlier projection made in November last year.

Gujarat will top the list with 120 lakh bales, followed by Maharashtra at 90 lakh, Telangana (45 lakh), Karnataka (33 lakh) and Seemandhra (30 lakh), Indian Cotton Federation president J Thulasidharan was quoted as saying in a release issued here today.

Besides, Punjab will have a crop size of 15 lakh bales, Haryana at 24 lakh bales, Rajasthan (15 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (19 lakh), Tamil Nadu (7 lakh), Odisha (5 lakh) and others three lakh bales each, it said.

Thulasidharan said factors like crop damage, water shortage and low yield are reviewed while arriving at crop estimates.