Under the impact of lower planting areas and weather disturbance and based on the current seed cotton arrivals

Under the impact of lower planting areas and weather disturbance and based on the current seed cotton arrivals and the historical data of cotton production, a yearly drop of 8.1% for 2021/22 Indian cotton is within a reasonable range. Meanwhile, despite of a high seed cotton price, the arrivals are still hard to improve apparently, which reflects that the constraints of the decline in planting area and weather disturbances on Indian cotton production this year.