Cotton is a natural
fibre. The comfort
of Cotton fabrics is unique as compared to the fabric
made out of synthetic fibers.
Indian
Cotton
The Indian cotton
industry is at a very important threshold. The world has
started recognising the quality of Indian raw cotton fibre
and is buying more and more fibre from India. The industry
has taken rapid steps by introducing upgraded technology
ginning machines, adopting BT seeds, employing better
picking and ginning practices. This was lead in improvement
in the areas of trash, contamination, consistency and
uniformity.
From 2004-2005, the crop in India has seen phenomenal
growth in productivity terms due to the use of BT seeds
and good monsoon. Despite this, India's productivity per
hectare is amongst the lowest in the world which makes
it the country with highest acreage but still 2nd largest
producer. This leaves it with a major scope of expansion
and increased importance in world. Crop is expected to
be 4.75 million tonnes. In 2007-08, a 10% higher crop is
expected and a total 30.0 million bales (of 170 Kgs. each)
is expected.
India has exported 4.70 million bales in
2005-06 and is 5.5 millions bales in 2006-07.
India has the following varieties of raw cotton available
in different locations :
Major
Varieties Of India Cotton
COARSE STAPLE
DESHI,
V797, J-34, LRA, Y1, JAYDHAR
MEDIUM STAPLE
SHANKAR - 6, MECH -1,
BUNNY-BRAHMA
EXTRA LONG
STAPLE
DCH 32, MCU 5,
SUVIN
Positives
of Indian Cotton
Low neps, good dye absorption,
relatively better priced, good luster.
