Directorate of Marketing & Economic

Research
Pakistan Central Cotton Committee HQ,
Multan
Phone No. 061-9201657, Fax No. 061-9201658

DAILY COTTON MARKET REPORT

22nd NOVEMBER, 2016
Market

Current Prices

Prices on same
date last year

80.90

69.25

73.60
72.29

60.04
62.83

15816
109.31

12,956
89.53

40,100
74.95

6,591
6,150
71.45

5,680
5,300
61.02

I.

Cot look Index (Cents/lb)

(21.11.2016)
A Index
II. New York Cotton Market Contract No. 2
(cents/lb)
(21.11.2016)
Dec 2016 Contract
Mar 2017 Contract
III. China Cotton Index (21.11.2016)
Yuan/M. Ton
(Cents/lb.)
1V. Indian Cotton Index ( 21.11.2016)
Shankar-6
Rs. Per Candy
(Equivalent Cents/lb.)
VI. Karachi Cotton Association
Ex-gin Price ( 21.11.2016)
Rs. per 40 kgs.
Rs. per maund
(Equivalent Cents/lb.)

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET CLOSING DELIVERY CONTRACT NO. 2. AS ON 21.11.2016

Contract
Open
High
Low
Previous
Close
Change
Dec-16
73.25
73.71
73.11
73.40
73.60
+0.20
Mar-17
72.44
72.70
71.94
72.32
72.29
-0.03
May-17
73.03
73.32
72.63
72.93
72.95
+0.02
July-17
73.10
73.33
72.67
72.99
73.02
+0.03
Oct-17
71.86
71.65
-0.21

TARGETS OF COTTON CROP AREA AND PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 2016-17
Province
Punjab
Sindh

Area
(Million Hectares)
2.310
0.660

Production
(Million Bales)
9.500
4.500

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Baluchistan
Total of Pakistan
Source: FCC Meeting (held on 23-2-2016)

0.001
0.038
3.009

0.003
0.098
14.101

SOWING POSITION OF COTTON CROP 2016-17

(Million
Hectares)

Area Sown
2016-17
2015-16
Punjab
2.310
1.776
2.243
Sindh
0.660
0.636
0.621
Pakistan
2.97
2.412
2.864
Source: Provincial Crop Reporting Departments
Province

% Change Over
Target
Last Year
76.88
-20.82
96.36
+2.41
81.21
-15.78

Target 2016-17

ASSESSMENT OF COTTON CROP 2016-17

Kg)

(Bales = 170

Expected Production (million bales)

Province

First Cotton Crop Assessment

(06-9-2016)

Second Cotton Crop Assessment

(06-10-2016)

Punjab

7.500

7.300

Sindh

3.733

3.700

KPK

0.001

0.001

Balochistan

0.038

0.038

Pakistan

11.272

11.039

Source: Cotton Crop Assessment Committee Meeting (held on 06-9-2016 & 06-10-2016)

SEED COTTON ARRIVALS 2016-17 AND 2015-16 AS ON: 15th NOVEMBER, 2016
Heads

2016-17

Punjab
Sindh
Arrivals
5,379,571
3,400,972
Sales to Exporters
33,300
122,244
Sales to Textile Mills
4,014,126
2,565,268
Sales to T.C.P
Unsold Stock
565,577
206,856
Un-ginned Stock
766,568
506,604
Source: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association.

2015-16
Total
8,780,543
155,544
6,579,394
772,433
1,273,172

Punjab
4,653,857
5,200
3,213,221
883,042
552,394

Sindh
3,365,756
337,955
2,304,844
180,133
542,824

Total
8,019,613
343,155
5,518,065
1,063,175
1,095,218

SEED COTTON PRICES CROP 2016-17

Seed Cotton
Market
Hyderabad
Mirpurkhas
Sukkur
Khairpur
Rahim Yar Khan
Vehari

21.11.16
2500
2350
3200
3050
3300
3350

Raw Cotton (Lint)

Cotton Seed

(Rs. Per 40 Kgs)

21.11.16
21.11.16
5358
1500
5412
1479
6644
1554
6644
1543
6859
1634
6752
1554

Cotton Seed Cake

Spot
21.11.16
1446
1474
1511
1500
1634
1589

Burewala
Mian channu
Bahawalpur
Multan
Source: Market Report

3300
3200
3250
3150

6752
6805
6700

1554
1554
1608
1608

1589
1643
1608
1581

PROVISIONAL STATEMENT OF EXPORT AND IMPORT OF COTTON

Exports

(Value= Million Rs)

Imports

July-Sept 2016

July-Sept 2015

% change

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

60,582

1,826

206,505

5,733

-70.7

July-Sept 2016

July-Sept 2015

% change

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

-68.2

266,353

7,489

163,565

5,786

62.8

29.4

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

COTTON BALANCE SHEET DURING 2014-15 AND 2015-16*

Sr.
No.

Position

2014-15

(Bales= 170 kg)

2015-16*

000 Bales
000 M/Tons
000 Bales
Carryover
701
118
398
Production
13,996
2,379
9768
Imports
987
168
2273
Total
15,684
2665
12439
4.
Mill Consumption
14727
2504
11533**
5.
Exports
559
95
287
6.
End Season Stocks
398
66
619
Total
15,684
2665
12439
Source: i) Textile Commissioners Organization
ii) Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
iii) Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA figure is converted in to 170 kg)
*Provisional **Mill Consumption Aug, 2015-March, 2016.
Note: Exports and Imports July-June, 2016 (2015-16 Crop.
1.
2.
3.

000 M/Tons
66
1661
386
2113
1961**
49
103
2113

(Dr. Muhammad Ali Talpur)

Director
DM & ER, PCCC, Multan