Tag: Cotton
Seed association lauds government
Seed Association of Pakistan (SAP) President Shahzad Ali Malik has appreciated Punjab government for scrapping the deal with Monsanto saying that Monsanto proposed BT...
Cotton prices, gas woes dominate 2011
Pakistan's textile industry has endured a mixed year, ranging from a sharp fall in cotton prices from its all time peak levels to the...
Global cotton prices to remain firm on China’s procurement plan
After witnessing a slump in early part of the year, cotton prices seem to have stabilised in recent months, said market observers. This is...
Textile Ministry rejects cotton estimate criticism
After strong criticism from the private sector on the projected cotton production of 12.2 million bales during the current year, the Ministry of Textile...
Cotton production target revised to 12.2m bales
Pakistan has revised its annual cotton production target from 15 million bales to 12.2 million bales; from an under cultivation acreage of 3.2 million...
Cotton outlook turns negative – damage overplayed?
Recent rains in Sindh have led to a lot of hullabaloo about the damage caused to agricultural crops, in turn, negative impact on Pakistan’s...
Country may not achieve cotton target
The cotton production in the country would not be more than 13 million bales, as there has been large scale devastation in Sindh because...
15 million cotton bales production expected for 2011-12
About 15 million bales of cotton production is expected during the year 2011-12 as the crop outlook is satisfactory and no outbreak of any...
Low cotton prices exacerbating farmers misery
Farmers and cotton growers have asked the government to protect them and intervene to stabilise fluctuating lint prices or else the farmers would suffer...
Multiple gene Bt cotton preferred by Indian farmers
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend to adopt multiple gene Bt cotton hybrids by cotton farmers in India. Multiple gene Bt...
Production of cotton oil increases to 1.2 million tonnes in India
In India, the production of cotton oil registered a three-fold increase from 0.46 million tonnes in 2002-03 to 1.20m tonnes in 2010-11, while in...
BT cotton doing wonders for India
At the end of 2011 India will have witnessed a decade of Bt cotton growing, resultantly which has enhanced the farm income up to...
The cotton factor
Ghulam Rabbani & Company is an exporting and indenting company. It enjoys a credible market share in imports and exports of raw cotton, textile...
Cement and Cotton sector in FY 2012
Cement Sector
According to post budgetary measures, retention for cement manufacturers has increased by an average of 7 per cent MoM in July to Rs5,300/tonne....
After water shortage, pest attacks leave cotton farmers in a fix
After remaining largely unaffected by acute water shortage, Sindh’s standing cotton crop has come under pest and viral attacks and may result in huge...
Cotton output to rise by 28pc
Weather conditions in Pakistan are expected to have a positive effect on cotton production in coming days. Cotton production is expected to rise nine...
Global cotton output to hit record
With the sowing period underway, the cotton production target has emerged as a central concern. As world cotton production is expected to improve by...
