COTTON BALANCE SHEET
Quantity in lakh bales of 170 kgs
SUPPLY
96-97
97-98
98-99
99-00
00-01
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
08-09
Opening stock
39.16
30.38
30.00
36.50
40.50
29.00
40.00
24.00
21.00
72.00
52.00
47.50
43.00
Crop size
177.90
158.00
165.00
156.00
140.00
158.00
136.00
179.00
243.00
244.00
280.00
315.00
322.00
Imports
0.30
4.13
7.87
22.01
22.13
25.26
17.67
7.21
12.17
4.00
5.53
6.50
5.00
Total Availability
217.36
192.51
202.87
214.51
202.63
212.26
193.67
210.21
276.17
320.00
337.53
369.00
370.00
DEMAND
Mill consumption
150.41
143.24
145.53
150.60
149.36
147.00
142.42
150.39
163.98
182.00
194.89
203.00
203.00
Small Mill consumption
7.89
6.54
6.24
8.37
10.97
11.70
11.63
13.00
16.57
20.00
21.26
23.00
23.00
Non-Mill consumption
11.86
9.23
13.59
14.39
12.70
13.06
14.78
13.71
14.48
15.00
15.88
15.00
15.00
Total consumption
170.16
159.01
165.36
173.36
173.03
171.76
168.83
177.10
195.03
217.00
232.03
241.00
241.00
Export
16.82
3.50
1.01
0.65
0.60
0.50
0.84
12.11
9.14
47.00
58.00
85.00
75.00
Total disappearance
186.98
162.51
166.37
174.01
173.63
172.26
169.67
189.21
204.17
264.00
290.03
326.00
316.00
Carry forward
30.38
30.00
36.50
40.50
29.00
40.00
24.00
21.00
72.00
56.00
47.50
43.00
54.00
Source : Cotton Advisory Board.
Note: Cotton year from October to September