Directorate of Marketing & Economic

Research
Pakistan Central Cotton Committee HQ,
Multan
Phone No. 061-9201657, Fax No. 061-9201658

DAILY COTTON MARKET REPORT

17th NOVEMBER, 2016
Market

Current Prices

Prices on same
date last year

79.05

69.05

72.13
71.69

61.68
61.99

15698
108.49

12,960
89.57

39,750
74.80

6,430
6,000
69.64

5,626
5,250
60.41

I.

Cot look Index (Cents/lb)

(16.11.2016)
A Index
II. New York Cotton Market Contract No. 2
(cents/lb)
(16.11.2016)
Dec 2016 Contract
Mar 2017 Contract
III. China Cotton Index (16.11.2016)
Yuan/M. Ton
(Cents/lb.)
1V. Indian Cotton Index ( 16.11.2016)
Shankar-6
Rs. Per Candy
(Equivalent Cents/lb.)
VI. Karachi Cotton Association
Ex-gin Price ( 16.11.2016)
Rs. per 40 kgs.
Rs. per maund
(Equivalent Cents/lb.)

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET CLOSING DELIVERY CONTRACT NO. 2. AS ON 16.11.2016

Contract
Open
High
Low
Previous
Close
Change
Dec-16
70.66
72.28
70.37
70.69
72.13
+1.44
Mar-17
70.31
71.78
70.12
70.48
71.69
+1.21
May-17
70.90
72.35
70.72
71.10
72.28
+1.18
July-17
71.30
72.53
71.05
71.46
72.46
+1.00
Oct-17
71.01
71.59
+0.58

TARGETS OF COTTON CROP AREA AND PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 2016-17
Province
Punjab
Sindh

Area
(Million Hectares)
2.310
0.660

Production
(Million Bales)
9.500
4.500

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Baluchistan
Total of Pakistan
Source: FCC Meeting (held on 23-2-2016)

0.001
0.038
3.009

0.003
0.098
14.101

SOWING POSITION OF COTTON CROP 2016-17

(Million
Hectares)

Area Sown
2016-17
2015-16
Punjab
2.310
1.776
2.243
Sindh
0.660
0.636
0.621
Pakistan
2.97
2.412
2.864
Source: Provincial Crop Reporting Departments
Province

% Change Over
Target
Last Year
76.88
-20.82
96.36
+2.41
81.21
-15.78

Target 2016-17

ASSESSMENT OF COTTON CROP 2016-17

Kg)

(Bales = 170

Expected Production (million bales)

Province

First Cotton Crop Assessment

(06-9-2016)

Second Cotton Crop Assessment

(06-10-2016)

Punjab

7.500

7.300

Sindh

3.733

3.700

KPK

0.001

0.001

Balochistan

0.038

0.038

Pakistan

11.272

11.039

Source: Cotton Crop Assessment Committee Meeting (held on 06-9-2016 & 06-10-2016)

SEED COTTON ARRIVALS 2016-17 AND 2015-16 AS ON: 1st NOVEMBER, 2016
Heads

2016-17

Punjab
Sindh
Arrivals
3,922,050
3,026,331
Sales to Exporters
12,300
109,329
Sales to Textile Mills
2,795,346
2,201,257
Sales to T.C.P
Unsold Stock
396,536
170,124
Un-ginned Stock
717,868
545,621
Source: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association.

2015-16
Total
6,948,381
121,629
4,996,603
566,660
1263,489

Punjab
3,445,171
5,200
2,260,174
698,262
481,535

Sindh
3,020,429
328,355
1,956,491
149,715
585,868

Total
6,465,600
333,555
4,216665
847,977
1,067,403

SEED COTTON PRICES CROP 2016-17

Seed Cotton
Market
Hyderabad
Mirpurkhas
Sukkur
Khairpur
Rahim Yar Khan
Vehari

16.11.16
2400
2300
3125
3000
3400
3300

Raw Cotton (Lint)

Cotton Seed

(Rs. Per 40 Kgs)

16.11.16
16.11.16
5573
1393
5573
1415
6430
1553
6430
1581
6752
1608
6591
1527

Cotton Seed Cake

Spot
16.11.16
1447
1436
1533
1527
1608
1661

Sahiwal
Burewala
Mian channu
Bahawalpur
Multan
Source: Market Report

3200
3250
3200
3200
3100

6564
6618
6644
6646

1522
1527
1533
1608
1608

1643
1643
1643
1634
1581

PROVISIONAL STATEMENT OF EXPORT AND IMPORT OF COTTON

Exports

(Value= Million Rs)

Imports

July-Sept 2016

July-Sept 2015

% change

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

60,582

1,826

206,505

5,733

-70.7

July-Sept 2016

July-Sept 2015

% change

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

Qty
Bales

Value

-68.2

266,353

7,489

163,565

5,786

62.8

29.4

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

COTTON BALANCE SHEET DURING 2014-15 AND 2015-16*

Sr.
No.

Position

2014-15

(Bales= 170 kg)

2015-16*

000 Bales
000 M/Tons
000 Bales
Carryover
701
118
398
Production
13,996
2,379
9768
Imports
987
168
2273
Total
15,684
2665
12439
4.
Mill Consumption
14727
2504
11533**
5.
Exports
559
95
287
6.
End Season Stocks
398
66
619
Total
15,684
2665
12439
Source: i) Textile Commissioners Organization
ii) Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
iii) Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA figure is converted in to 170 kg)
*Provisional **Mill Consumption Aug, 2015-March, 2016.
Note: Exports and Imports July-June, 2016 (2015-16 Crop.
1.
2.
3.

000 M/Tons
66
1661
386
2113
1961**
49
103
2113

(Dr. Muhammad Ali Talpur)

Director
DM & ER, PCCC, Multan