The Cotton Association of India (CAI) revised India’s 2014-15 season cotton production to 402 lakh bales in its November estimate, from its earlier estimate of 405.50 lakh bales. According to CAI data, India’s 2013-14 cotton production stood at 407.25 lakh bales. The lower cotton harvest in the current season against last year is due to small plunge in productivity in Gujarat, a leading cotton producing state in the country. At a recent conference in Mumbai, Dhiren Sheth, CAI’s President said the Indian cotton industry has made rapid strides in several areas like productivity, production, acreage, export and consumption.
