Textile industry seeks cotton import duty cut as prices surge 25%, output falls shortIndian textile makers are urging the government to abolish the 11% import duty on raw cotton. Domestic prices have surged by 25% in two mon...
16 May, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Apparel industry representatives meet Vice President, seek removal of 11 pc import duty on cottonApparel industry representatives met Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and other ministers, urging the removal of an 11% import duty on cott...
14 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
India’s big cotton bet: Can Rs 5,659 cr revive the sector's global leadership?India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...
08 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
Textile industry seeks removal of cotton import dutyIndia's textile sector faces challenges from high cotton prices and declining production. The industry is urging the government to cut impo...
08 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
India's cotton exports may rise 27% to 28 lakh bales in 2023-24 season: CAIThe estimated cotton consumption until April 2024 is 192.50 lakh bales, and the export is estimated to be 21.50 lakh bales.
13 May, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Don't push govt to intervene on cotton bale pricing issue: Piyush GoyalGoyal insisted that pricing issue of cotton bales and yarn for the industry should not be allowed in any way to impact the better prices th...
19 Nov, 2021, 08.38 AM IST
CAI cuts cotton export estimate by 10%Cotton Association of India has revised its cotton export estimate for 2020-21 downward by 10% to 5.4 million bales of 170 kilograms each b...
07 Dec, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
MCX delivers record 3,98,600 bales in October to AugustThe USDA has estimated exports of cotton for the season at 35 lakh bales.
24 Sep, 2019, 04.42 PM IST
Pakistan turns largest buyer of Indian cottonCotton production in Pakistan is estimated to have fallen by 35% to around 97 lakh bales in 2015-16 season. Pakistan usually imports about ...
17 Aug, 2016, 05.28 PM IST
Low production likely to rescue cotton pricesIndian cotton prices, since the beginning of 2016, has fallen 3% compared with over 9% correction in international prices.
29 Feb, 2016, 05.38 AM IST
India's cotton exports drop to 4.5 million balesTotal cotton exports from India, the world's largest producer and second-biggest seller, stood at 9.9 million bales in the last year crop y...
21 Apr, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Cotton Corporation of India procures 41 lakh bales of cotton at MSPThe CCI started the procurement operation at the support price from October 2014 to protect farmers from sharp decline in domestic prices.
08 Jan, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- Higher supplies lead to fall in Cotton price
Increased supplies and procurement of cotton across Guj, Maha, AP, Haryana and Punjab has led to a fall in prices of the fibre and cotton o...
27 Dec, 2012, 11.26 AM IST
Global short supply to push cotton prices upIndian cotton is cheaper in global mkts and demand is picking up.
19 May, 2010, 12.27 AM IST
- Cotton exports may fall as domestic prices rise
Despite latest estimates by the Cotton Association of India (CAI), which has put exports at 40 lakh bales by August 2009, the industry beli...
10 Jun, 2009, 12.21 AM IST
- Cotton imports set to surge 60%
India is likely to register a 30-60% increase in cotton imports in the current cotton year (Oct'08-Sep'09) as international prices quote at...
22 May, 2009, 04.07 AM IST
- Cotton prices may say goodbye to 3-year stagnation
Cotton prices, which have remained fairly stagnant in the last three years, could move above the current levels in 2007-08.
14 Mar, 2007, 02.30 AM IST