Role of India in Global Cotton Economy I J Dhuria

Global Fiber Consumption Trends 44.74 56.87 77.05 92.09 20.45 31.24 44.49 63.46 Source: ICAC, Fiber Year book

% share of different fibers in Global fiber consumption Source: ICAC, Fiber Year book

China Mill Fiber Consumption Trend 7.94 15.48 35.46 54.67 3.29 9.92 24.03 46.77 Source: ICAC, Fiber Year book

% share of different fibers in China’s fiber consumption Source: ICAC, Fiber Year book

India Fiber Consumption Trend 4.21 4.63 6.66 8.48 1.51 2.45 3.11 1.76 Source: ICAC, Fiber Year book

% share of different fibers in Indian fiber consumption

World area under Cotton & Yield Trend Yield (In Kg/ha) Area (In million ha) (Source: ICAC)

World Cotton Production Trend Production in million tons (Source: ICAC)

Increasing role of India in Global Cotton production   World India Year Area (Million hectares) Prod (Million tons) Yield (kgs/hectare) 1990-91 33.01 18.95 574 7.44 1.99 267 2000-01 31.95 19.52 611 8.58 2.38 278 2006-07 34.61 26.83 775 9.14 4.76 521 2011-12 36.17 27.85 770 12.18 6.24 512 2013-14 32.68 26.17 800 11.65 6.77 580 2015-16 30.47 21.11 693 11.91 5.7 482 2016-17 29.89 22.43 750 10.96 5.8 526 Source: ICAC

Country wise yield comparison Kg per hectares Source: ICAC

Country wise %age contribution in the increased World cotton yield (2005-2015) India Source: ICAC

India : Region wise North Zone Area- 1.2-1.6 million hectares(12% share in country’s area) Production-3.5-6.0 million bales (15% share in country’s production) North Zone Area- 7.1-7.8 million hectares(61% share in country’s area) Production-19-23 million bales (55% share in country’s production) Central Zone Area- 2.6-3.6 million hectares(26% share in country’s area) Production-8.2 -11.0 million bales (28% share in country’s production) South Zone

Xinjiang contributes 75% to total China Cotton Area Global Cotton Clusters Area Production CHINA Xinjiang contributes 75% to total China Cotton Area Xinjiang contributes 82% to total China Cotton Production Texas contributes 55% to total USA Cotton Area Texas contributes 40% to total USA Cotton Production U S A INDIA Indian Cotton Basket contributes 75% to total India Cotton Area Indian Cotton Basket contributes 72% to total India Cotton Production

World Cotton Consumption & Price Trend Consumption in Million Tons USC/lbs Source: ICAC

Advantage- Indian cotton Indian cotton is Hand Picked because of which quality parameters of the cotton are maintained resulting in better spinning value. Less Short fibers & Neps formation because of Hand picking & Roller Ginning. Improvement in quality & productivity of the Ginning process. Improved HVI parameters. Prime Micronaire of the Indian Cotton. Improvement in the level of Trash content. Improvement in the level of contamination. Touch factor of the Indian Cotton.

Challenges for the Indian cotton Industry Scope of improving the irrigation facilities. High Density planting system for achieving the higher yield level. Mechanization in cotton farming. Continuous Improvement in ginning. Bale Identification System & data management. 100% HVI Testing. Contamination level in the Indian cotton. Development of the Extra Long staple cotton. Branding of Indian Cotton. Sustainability.

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