Seed Industry Strategic Overview
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Industry Backdrop - Cotton
Area coverage during Kharif 2017
as on September 29, 2017
Area in lakh hectare
One of the best year for cotton
Sowing happened much earlier than last year in
Central and South India
North Cotton market growth was much higher
than All India on the back of good crop last year
Use of Illegal Herbicide Tolerance was found in
few states
September rains impacted quality and quantity for
early picking
Pink Bollworm reported in few places. Prophylactic
spray by farmers to prevent damage by pink
bollworm has gone up
Commodity prices are at lower levels compared to
last year. However, Cotton still the most profitable
crop as compared to other crops
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YoY Change
State
2017
2016
%
Andhra Pradesh
6.1
4.4
40.1
Telangana
19.1
12.4
54.4
Gujarat
26.4
24.0
9.6
Karnataka
4.9
4.4
12.8
Madhya Pradesh
6.0
6.0
0.0
Maharashtra
42.1
38.1
10.4
Haryana
6.6
5.2
27.1
Punjab
3.9
2.6
50.4
Rajasthan
5.0
3.8
30.8
Others
2.6
2.0
32.5
Total
122.6
102.8
19.3
Source: Directorate of Cotton Development, Nagpur
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