MULTAN, Oct 18th:Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has issued the
figures of cotton arrival upto October 15th,2016. Seed cotton (Phutti)
equivalent to over 43,74,982 bales of cotton
have reached ginneries across Pakistan as of October 15th showing a
decrease of 6.19 per cent compared to corresponding period last year when
ginneries received 46,63,876 bales. According to the second fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners
Association (PCGA) issued here today,Chairman of PCGA Dr.Jeso Mal ,Senior Vice
Chairman Suhail Mehmood Haral briefed
about cotton production and said Out of
the total arrivals, 4.37 million bales of cotton have been converted into bales
so far.Ginneries in Punjab recorded arrival of
19,57,961 bales recorded decrease
of 9.03 per cent. Sindh ginneries recorded arrival of 24,17,021 bales while
last year Sindh received 25,11,636 bales merely 3.77 % less . Ginneries in Sindh
recorded a shortfall of 3.77 % as compared to corresponding period last
year.Textile mills have bought 31,44,090 bales while exporters bought 295,490
bales. The total bales sold out so far were calculated at 32,39,580
bales.Multan received 73,776 bales 96.01 percent increase than last year,
Lodhran 47,720 bales 23.1 % increase,
Khanewal 2,73,294 bales 1.99 % short,
Muzaffargarh 90,697 bales a decrease of 13.85 %, Dera Ghazi Khan 92,824 a
decrease of 21.99 %, Rajanpur 1,16,394 bales, 17.49 % decrease,Layyah 88,100,
9.99% decrease, Vehari 1,57,186 bales
24.53 % less, Sahiwal 1,19,965
bales 28.60 % less than last year, Pakpattan 27,644 bales 53.17 % less, Okara
13,457 - 29.89 % less ,Toba Tek Singh
87,802 bales, Faisalabad 21,000 bales, Jhang 18,242, Mianwali 78,725 an
increaseof 21.95 % , Bhakkar 325,294
Sargodha 3,200, Rahimyar Khan 1,39,142
bales, Bahawalpur 2,17,887 an
increaseof 13.47%,and Bahawalnagar 2,55,650 128 -anincrease of 24.63 %. In
Sindh: Hyderabad 1,93,156 bales 7.43 % less than last year,Mirpur Khas (Thar)
2,07,392 bales 19.48 % less, Sangarh ,10,74, 564 bales 6.37 % increase, Nawabshah 2,36,045 bales, Naushero Feroze 1,62,540 bales,
Jamshoro 91,894 bales ,Badeen 22,849 bales and Baluchistan 48,400 bales. Total
931 ginning factories are operational in the country.Of them 661 in Punjab and
270 in Sindh.Total 11,35,402 bales are
lying in unsold stock.
