Directorate of Marketing & Economic

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

DAILY COTTON MARKET REPORT

8th DECEMBER, 2016
Market

Current Prices

Prices on same
date last year

79.80

70.50

71.05
71.42

63.50
64.24

15909
109.94

12,963
89.59

39,300
73.70

6,698
6,250
72.61

5,573
5,200
60.07

I.

Cot look Index (Cents/lb)

(7.12.2016)
A Index
II. New York Cotton Market Contract No. 2
(cents/lb)
(7.12.2016)
Mar 2017 Contract
May 2017 Contract
III. China Cotton Index (7.12.2016)
Yuan/M. Ton
(Cents/lb.)
1V. Indian Cotton Index ( 7.12.2016)
Shankar-6
Rs. Per Candy
(Equivalent Cents/lb.)
VI. Karachi Cotton Association
Ex-gin Price ( 7.12.2016)
Rs. per 40 kgs.
Rs. per maund
(Equivalent Cents/lb.)

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET CLOSING DELIVERY CONTRACT NO. 2. AS ON 7.12.2016

Contract
Open
High
Low
Previous
Close
Change
Mar-17
71.32
71.50
70.45
71.33
71.05
-0.28
May-17
71.73
71.89
70.92
71.76
71.42
-0.34
July-17
71.67
71.89
71.01
71.80
71.35
-0.45
Oct-17
71.13
70.90
-0.23
Dec-17
69.90
70.03
69.30
69.75
-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)

Third Cotton Crop

Assessment
(05-12-2016)

Punjab

7.500

7.300

6.903

Sindh

3.733

3.700

3.600

KPK

0.001

0.001

0.001

Balochistan

0.038

0.038

0.038

Pakistan

11.272

11.039

10.542

Source: Cotton Crop Assessment Committee Meeting (held on 06-9-2016, 06-10-2016& 05-12-2016)

SEED COTTON ARRIVALS 2016-17 AND 2015-16 AS ON: 1st DECEMBER, 2016
Heads

2016-17

Punjab
Sindh
Arrivals
6,158,870
3,619,581
Sales to Exporters
50,500
134,444
Sales to Textile Mills
4,788,212
2,895,768
Sales to T.C.P
Unsold Stock
806,523
225,219
Un-ginned Stock
513,635
364,150
Source: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association.

2015-16
Total
9,778,451
184,944
7,683,980
1,031,742
877,785

Punjab
5,103,092
5,200
3,728,701
971,328
397,863

Sindh
3,528,841
347,626
2,560,698
221,266
399,251

Total
8,631,933
352,826
6,289,399
1,192,594
797,114

SEED COTTON PRICES CROP 2016-17

Seed Cotton
Market
Sukkur
Khairpur
Rahim Yar Khan
Vehari
Burewala

7.12.16
3020
3200
3300
3400
3350

Raw Cotton (Lint)

Cotton Seed

(Rs. Per 40 Kgs)

7.12.16
7.12.16
6564
1543
6671
1554
7207
1608
6698
1474
6644
1500

Cotton Seed Cake

Spot
7.12.16
1511
1522
1581
1661
1621

Mian channu
Bahawalpur
Multan
Source: Market Report

3400
3350
3400

6966
7075

1457
1581
1528

1607
1586
1528

PROVISIONAL STATEMENT OF EXPORT AND IMPORT OF COTTON

Exports

(Value= Million Rs)

Imports

July-Oct 2016

July-Oct 2015

% change

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

101,953

3,035

252,906

6,956

-59.7

July-Oct 2016

July-Oct 2015

% change

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

-56.4

375,747

10,579

204,882

7,218

83.4

46.6

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

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