Arrivals in Sindh were recorded at over 2.3 million bales registering a shortfall by 18.15 percent. Total sold out bales were recorded at over 3.2 million bales, including 3.194 million bales bought by textile mills and another 36,737 bales purchased by exporters. Exactly 1.2 million bales were still lying with the ginneries as unsold stock. Sanghar district of Sindh continued to remain on top with cotton arrival figures of over a million bales.

The report does not include cotton figures from districts of Kasur, and Sargodha. Out of total around 1300 cotton ginning factories, 738 were operational in the country, including 279 in Sindh and 459 in Punjab.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2019