Cotton Production and Balance sheet

Area in lakh hectare/Production in lakh bales of 170 kg each/Yield kgs per hectare
2009-10* 2008-09*

State Area Production* Arrival** Yield Area Production* Arrival** Yield

Punjab 4.96 14.25 14.25 488 5.27 17.50 17.50 565

Haryana 5.07 14.75 14.75 495 4.56 14.00 14.00 522

Rajasthan 4.44 11.00 11.00 421 3.02 7.50 7.50 422

North Total 14.47 40.00 40.00 470 12.85 39.00 39.00 516

Gujarat 26.24 98.00 97.70 635 23.54 90.00 88.85 650

Maharashtra 35.03 61.00 63.00 296 31.42 62.00 62.00 335

Madhya Pradesh 6.46 14.50 14.75 382 6.25 18.00 18.00 490
Central Total 67.73 173.50 175.45 61.21 170.00 168.85
Andhra Pradesh 13.19 50.00 51.75 644 13.99 53.00 53.00 644
Karnataka 4.27 9.50 9.35 378 4.08 9.00 8.70 375
Tamil Nadu 1.04 5.00 4.85 817 1.09 5.00 4.90 780
South Total 18.50 64.50 65.95 19.16 67.00 66.60
Others 1.01 2.00 1.00 337 0.84 2.00 2.00 405
Total 101.71 280.00 282.40 94.06 278.00 276.45
Loose Lint 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
Grand Total 101.71 292.00 294.40 488 94.06 290.00 288.45 524
% arrival of total production
100.82 99.47
estimate during the season
*as per CAB dated 8th April 2010
** As on 17.07.2010
Source: Cotton Corporation of India Ltd.
Production Period August-July