India, April 20 -- The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has released its March estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2018-19 beginning from 1st October 2018.
The CAI has estimated cotton crop for 2018-19 at 321 lakh bales of 170 kg each which is lower by 7 lakh bales than its previous estimate of 328 lakh bales made during last month. Statements containing the State-wise estimate of the cotton crop and the Balance Sheet for the season 2018-19 with the corresponding data for the previous year are enclosed. The CAI has reduced the crop estimate for Gujarat by 1 lakh bales, Maharashtra by 80,000 bales, Telangana by 4 lakh bales, Andhra Pradesh by 1 lakh bales and Karnataka by 75,000 bales whereas there is marginal increase of 50,000 ba...