Over 6.2m cotton bales reach ginneries

MULTAN: Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 6.2 million or exactly 62,57,019 bales have reached ginning factories across the country till November 1, registering increase of 81.24 percent as compared to corresponding period of last year.

According to a fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) released on Wednesday, over 5.7 million or 57,27,461 bales have undergone the ginning process i.e converted into bales. Cotton arrivals in Punjab were recorded at over 2.9 million or 2,935,119 bales registering a surplus of 69.83 percent as compared to corresponding period of last year when arrivals were recorded 1,728,285 bales.