Ministry of Textile IndustryGovernment of Pakistan

*****WORKING PAPER FOR THE 4TH MEETING OF FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON COTTON (FCC) BEING HELD AT MINTEX, ISLAMABAD ON 19TH FEBRUARY, 2015A- COTTON PRODUCTION REVIEW OF 2014-15:

Table-1: Province-wise Cotton Area & Production Targets during the Year 2014-15:

The Federal Committee on Cotton (FCC) in its 3rd meeting held on 27th Feb 2014, in consultation with the Provincial Agricultural Departments and other stakeholders fixed the cotton area and production targets for 2014-15 at 3.128 million hectares and 15.102 million bales, respectively. Province wise breakup is shown in the table below.ProvinceArea PantedLint ProductionAv.Lint Yield

000 hectaresMillion hectares Million acresMillion bales*Million tonsKg/

hectare(Maunds/

acre)

Punjab2428.002.4286.00010.5001.7857357.97

Sindh650.000.6501.6064.2000.7141,09811.91

KP0.35~0.0010.0010.0020.0007297.90

Baluchistan50.000.0500.1240.40000.0681,36014.74

Pakistan3128.363.1287.73015.1022.567820.6398.89

Source: Third meeting of Federal Cotton Committee (FCC) held on Feb 27, 2014.Table-2: Seed Cotton Arrival Position as on 1st February, 2015:

The Seed cotton arrivals equivalent to lint bales (underscript bale weight) as on 1st February, 2015 as reported by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) are given as under:-

Province2014-15 (Current)*2013-14

(Final)DifferenceChange over last Year

Punjab10,500,0979,362,185+1137912(+) 10.84%

Sindh3,935,1053,738,227+196878(+) 5.00%

Total14,435,20213,100,4121,334,790(+) 19.86%

Total arrival since 1-2-2015 is about 96.23% of the target (15 million bales)

Source: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (www.pcga.org ); * bale size may varyTable-3: Review of Cotton Sowing & Production Achievements during the Year 20014-15:ProvinceArea PantedLint ProductionAv.Lint Yield

000 hectaresMillion hectares Million acresMillion bales*Million tonsKg/

hectare(Maunds/

acre)

Punjab22862.286 5.649 9.902 1.683 736.369 7.981

Sindh5960.596 1.473 3.488 0.593 994.785 10.781

KP0.444~0.001 0.001 ~0.001 0.000 503.491 5.457

Baluchistan410.041 0.101 0.107 0.018 444.073 4.813

Pakistan29242.924 7.224 13.498 2.295 784.768 8.507

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics * 170kg/baleTable-4: Review Summary of the Area, Production and Average Lint Yield Production during 2014-15 in Pakistan:

During the last season, area planted was 6.52% short of the target, Lint production was 10.62% short of the target while average productivity increased by 4.27% which was to increased potential of the current set of released varieties and a major contribution of the national cotton research system as well.ParameterTarget

2014-15Achievements 2014-15*Difference (+/-)%of TargetAchievements

2013%of 2013

Area

(million hectares)3.1282.924-0.204-6.522.805+4.24

Production (million bales of 170kg)15.10113.498-1.603-10.6212.768+5.72

Av.Lint Yield (kilogram/hectare)820785-35+4.27694+5.04

*2nd estimates; Source: Pakistan Bureau of StatisticsTable-5: Review of Area Sown during 2014-15:According to the final estimate of cotton crop during 2014-15 season, cotton crop was sown on an area of 2.924million hectares after minor flood damages which is 6.53% less than the target area of 3.128 million hectares but 4.22% more than the area planted under cotton last year (2013-14). Detail is as under; (million hectares)ProvincesTarget

2014Achievements 2014*Difference%of TargetAchievements

2013%of 2013

Punjab2.4282.2860.14294.152.199103.956

Sindh0.650.596-0.71391.690.568104.930

KPK0.000350.000444~-0.0007126.860.000257172.763

Baluchistan0.050.041-0.29382.000.0384106.771

Pakistan3.128362.924-1.60493.472.8056104.220

*second Estimate; Source: Pakistan Bureau of StatisticsTable-6: Review of Cotton Production during 2014-15:According to the final estimate of cotton crop during 2014-15 season, cotton crop production was 13.498 million bales after minor flood damages which is 10.62% less than the target production of 15.102 million bales but 5.71% more than total production of last year (2013-14). Detail is as under; (million bales of 170kg)ProvincesTarget

2014Achievements 2014*Difference%of TargetAchievements

2013%of 2013

Punjab10.59.9020.59894.309.145108.278

Sindh4.23.487-0.71383.023.52398.978

KPK0.0020.0013~-0.000765.000.0012108.333

Baluchistan0.40.107-0.29326.750.099108.081

Pakistan15.10213.498-1.60489.3812.769105.709

*after flood losses Source: Pakistan Bureau of StatisticsTable-7: Review of Average Lint Yield Production during 2014-15:According to the final estimate of cotton crop during 2014-15 season, average lint production was 785 kg/hac which is 1.6% less than the target average yield of 821 kg/ha and 13% more than the average production of last year (2013-14). Detail is as under; (kilogram/hectare)ProvincesTarget

2014Achievements 2014*Difference%of TargetAchievements

2013%of 2013

Punjab735736-1100.14597123.283

Sindh1,098995-0.71390.62108691.621

KPK729503~-0.000769.00340147.941

Baluchistan1,360444-0.29332.65437101.602

Pakistan821785-1.60495.62694113.112

*after flood losses Source: Pakistan Bureau of StatisticsB. COTTON PRODUCTION PLAN FOR 2015-16:

Table-8: Province-wise Cotton Area & Production Targets during the Year 2015-16:

The Federal Committee on Cotton (FCC) in its current 4th meeting held on 19th Feb 2015, in consultation with the Provincial Agricultural Departments and other relevant stakeholders is fixing the cotton area and production targets for 2014-15 as shown in the table below.ProvinceArea PantedLint ProductionAv.Lint Yield

hectaresMillion hectares Million acresMillion bales*Million tonsKg/

hectare(Maunds/

acre)

Punjab

Sindh

NWFP

Baluchistan

Pakistan

Source: Federal Cotton Committee (FCC) held on Feb 19, 2015.

Area, production and average yield targets are submitted for the review by provinces.3