Ginneries receive 7.84 percent less cotton

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has declared a shortfall of 7.84 percent in the cotton arrival. The association said as many as 1,16,98,166 bales of cotton were received during this season. It was 9,95,102 bales as compared last year showing a decline of 7.84 percent in the production due to flood, diseases and pest attacks.
While 90,589 bales were received during last month from April 1 to May I, 2011. He said that total 8 ginning factories were operational in Sindh and Punjab. Recent floods had badly hit the cotton crop in the districts of Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Rajanpur, Rahimyarkhan Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan.
They said that 37.50 percent cotton was destroyed in Muzaffargarh, 55.59 percent in Rajanpur, 6.61 percent in Dera Ghazi Khan, 12.45 in Jhang, 19.04 percent in Hyderabad and 23.24 percent in Ghotki. Cotton production in the country has declined by 7.84 percent as the arrivals recorded at the gunneries as on May Ist, 2011 stood at 1,16,81,166 bales, showing a decrease of 7.84 percent from 1,26,93,153 bales received in the corresponding period of last year.
The report reveals an increase of 23.31 percent in cotton in Lodhran district, 121.87 percent increase in Mianwali district, and 9.46 percent increase in Balochistan. The unsold stock is 2,19,955 bales which is more than last year, when unsold stock was 65,896. Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), spokesman briefed reporters about the monthly report.
Punjab contributed 79,04,247 bales, last year it contributed 84,58,483 bales showing a decline of 6.55 percent. Similarly Sindh contributed 37,93,919 bales against the last year production of 42,34,785 bales showing a decrease of 10.41 percent and Balochistan 24,118 bales to take the total to 1,13,81,291 bales.
District-wise production data showed that Multan contributed 4,44,899 bales, Lodhran 2,62,532 bales, Khanewal 7,57,520 bales, Muzaffargarh 2,41,704 bales, Dera Ghazi Khan 3,06,366 bales, Rajanpur 2,06,179 bales, Layyah 1,79,554 bales, Vehari 7,81,081bales, Sahiwal 5,42,366 bales, Pakpattan 2,69,620 bales, Okara 52,600 bales, Kasur 8,200 bales, Toba Tek Singh 2,78,287 bales, Faisalabad 1,16,500 bales, Jhang 1,58,211 bales, Mianwali 1,70,200 bales, Bhakkar 94,226 bales, Sargodha 40,330, Rahim Yar Khan 10,12,,975 bales, Bahawalpur 8,68,458 bales, and Bahawalnagar 9,35,889 bales.
Sindh's district-wise production figures were: Hyderabad 3,56,100 bales, Mirpurkhas 4,02,118 bales, Sanghar 15,85,583 bales, Nawabshah 3,45,568 bales, Naushero Feroze 1,94,458 bales, Khairpur 2,08,542 bales, Ghotki 2,20,037 bales, Sukkur 2,99,702 bales, and Dadu 1,17,977 bales. Balochistan added 24,118 bales to the total.