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Cotton output may decline 11% this year on drought in major growing states
Gujarat and Maharashtra impacted most, second and third pickings may take a get impacted; cotton price may swing in coming weeks
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Cotton output may fall 4.7% due to scant rainfall, pink bollworms: CAI
Indian farmers have adopted genetically-modified seeds known as Bt cotton that are resistant to bollworms
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Pest infestation likely to lower cotton output by 10% across major states
India's cotton output is likely to decline by 10 per cent from the pre-harvest forecast of a bumper production of 37.7 million bales (170 kg each) for 2017-18. This is due to extensive attack of the pink bollworm in major growing states.Industry veterans gathered at the 9th Asian Textiles Conference, organised by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry on Wednesday, estimated a massive impact on output this year, due to the infestation across Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra and Karnataka. With this, India's cotton output for the ongoing season is likely to remain flat at around 34.5 million tonnes from 2016-17, despite a significant increase in sowing during the kharif season.The decline in overall output has prompted the government to reconsider its dependence on the widely used Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) seed. Central Institute for Cotton Research has developed a variety of medium and long staple varieties to withstand heat and flood, to get commercialised in the next ...
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India's cotton output set to rise 9% in FY18 but fall short of record high
A 19% jump in the area planted with cotton had prompted most industry officials to estimate record production this year
