Sindh, Balochistan lead as cotton arrivals reach 4.74m

Ginning factories logged 4.74 million bales by 31 October, up 6.88% from last year, though heat and sugarcane expansion still weigh on fibre quality.

Cotton arrivals reached about 4.74 million bales by 31 October, up 6.88% from the same period last year.

Punjab supplied nearly 2.0 million bales; Sindh and Balochistan together recorded over 2.74 million.

Textile mills bought 3.997 million bales; about 648,034 bales remained unsold.

Ginners warn heat and sugarcane expansion in cotton zones are still hurting quality and recovery.

The season’s crop could still exceed six million bales despite a smaller cultivated area.

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