New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has maintained its estimate of India's total cotton pressing for the 2025-26 season at 317 lakh bales (of 170 kg each), with a margin of plus or minus 3 per cent.

The estimate remains unchanged from earlier projections, according to CAI's latest crop report released after a virtual meeting of its Crop Committee on February 9, 2026.

The committee, comprising representatives from major cotton-growing regions, said it will continue to closely monitor pressing trends and revise estimates if required in the coming months.

Consumption, Imports and Exports

CAI has also kept its cotton consumption estimate for the 2025-26 season unchanged at 305 lakh bales, lower than 314 lakh bales ...