Staple-wise Production of Cotton |
Quantity in lakh bales of 170 kgs |
STAPLE GROUP |
00-01 |
01-02 |
02-03 |
03-04 |
04-05 |
05-06 |
06-07 |
07-08 |
Short
(below 20.0 mm) |
9.50 |
9.50 |
9.00 |
7.60 |
7.11 |
6.80 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
| Medium/Medium Long (20.5 to 27 mm) |
74.00 |
82.50 |
72.00 |
75.90 |
136.80 |
64.00 |
54.00 |
63.00 |
| Long Staple (27.5 to 32.0 mm) |
52.00 |
61.00 |
51.00 |
89.95 |
94.07 |
165.40 |
216.15 |
243.00 |
Extra Long staple
(32.5 mm & above) |
4.50 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
5.55 |
5.02 |
4.80 |
3.85 |
5.00 |
| TOTAL |
140.00 |
158.00 |
136.00 |
179.00 |
243.00 |
241.00 |
280.00 |
315.00 |
| Source : Cotton Corporation of India, Note : Staple-group-wise production figures are estimated |