India has received good rains in all the Cotton Growing States, though there was delay. So the first found is satisfactory. Three more rounds are required to produce a good crop. So far, sowing has been completed in estimated 45.70 lakh Ha (4.57 Million Ha), as on 7th July 2011.
NORTH ZONE :
Sowing has been completed in June and the estimated area sown is :
Punjab
:
5.75 lakh Ha
Haryana
:
5.98 Lakh Ha
Rajasthan
:
4.30 Lakh Ha including 1 Lakh Ha sown in Lower Rajasthan
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NORTH ZONE
:
16.03
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CENTRAL ZONE :
Sowing is in progress and it was delayed due to late arrival of rains. The area sown so far is :
Gujarat
:
5.70 Lakh Ha
Maharashtra
:
11.56 Lakh Ha
Madhya Pradesh
:
2.50 Lakh Ha
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CENTRAL ZONE
:
19.76
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It is expected that the area under Cotton will increase over that of last year's. Some area under Groundnuts may go to cotton in Gujarat. Madhya Pradesh's DCH-32 crop was 90,000 B/s and is not likely to increase this year.
SOUTH ZONE:
Sowing is in progress in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Rains were delayed, but ultimately sufficient rains fell for sowing. The area sown so far is :
Andhra Pradesh
:
5.80 Lakh Ha (Mainly Warangal and Adilabad)
Karnataka
:
2.30 Lakh Ha
Tamil Nadu
:
0.37 Lakh Ha
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SOUTH ZONE
:
8.47
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It is reported that some SUVIN Cotton has been sown in Karnataka and good quality is expected.
ORISSA AND OTHER STATES:
Area sown is about 1.50 Lakh Ha. Sowing has been completed in major area. A table given is Estimated area under cotton.
AREA UNDER COTTON IN LAKH HA
STATES
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Estimated
2011-12 Sowing as on 7th July
Punjab
5.11
5.30
5.75
5.75
Haryana
5.07
4.33
5.98
5.98
Rajasthan
4.40
2.90
4.30
4.30
NORTH ZONE
14.62
12.53
16.03
16.03
Gujarat
26.25
26.33
28.00
5.70
Maharashtra
35.03
39.73
41.00
11.56
Madhya Pradesh
6.11
6.51
7.00
2.50
CENTRAL ZONE
67.39
72.57
76.00
19.70
Andhra Pradesh
14.75
17.40
18.00
5.80
Karnataka
4.55
5.25
6.00
2.30
Tamil Nadu
1.04
1.30
1.30.
0.37
SOUTH ZONE
20.34
23.95
25.30
8.47
Orissa
0.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
Other States
0.25
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.75
1.50
1.50
1.50
TOTAL
103.10
110.55
118.83
45.70
Source: Bhaidas Cursondas & Co., Mumbai dated 13th July 2011
