India cotton 2009/10 arrivals down at 20.05 mln bales

February 17 2010

India cotton 2009/10 arrivals down at 20.05 mln bales

MUMBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India's cotton arrivals in 2009/10 stood at 20.05 million bales of 170 kg each, down from 20.80 million bales during the same period last year, data from Cotton Corp. of India showed on Tuesday.

The daily average arrivals stood at 185,000 bales, according to data available till Feb. 13.

The cotton year runs between October and September.

Arrivals rose 28 percent to 6.8 million bales in top producer Gujarat, while it fell 24 percent to 4 million bales in Maharashtra, the second biggest producer.

Source: Reuters