Tag: cotton bales
Indian cotton acreage to go up
The consistently high cotton prices in India in 2016-17, and which is still continuing in this financial year, will encourage Indian farmers to grow more ... Read More
Punjab sets target of 4 lakh ha under cotton
Farmers and agriculture experts in Punjab are expecting a major increase in the area under cotton cultivation this season. The Punjab Agriculture Department has set ... Read More
PAU develops reusable BT cotton seeds
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed two varieties of BT cotton whose plant's seed can be used in the next season and has become the ... Read More
Mills import cotton as prices surge
Textile mills have started to import cotton from West Africa and the US as the landed costs are on par with the prevailing market price ... Read More
India’s first Bt cotton developed
Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana has announced that it has developed country's first genetically-modified (Bt) varieties of cotton — the seeds of which could be ... Read More
Cotton production receives boost
India's cotton yield has received a boost as 6.6 lakh bales (each weighing 140 kg) of cotton have been procured so far surpassing last year’s ... Read More
Small rise in Indian cotton intake likely
India is estimated to consume 29.5 million bales of cotton (170 kg each), this season ending this September. Within one month of its recent estimate, ... Read More