AHMEDABAD (Commodity Online): Gujarat’s cotton industry is worrying whether they could yield the projected output target of 4 to 6% as the delayed monsoon in major sowing regions might impact the crop yield of cotton in the coming days.

If the monsoon was not strengthened in the next ten days the cotton it could not attain the projected gains from Gujarat, an Industrial official said.

Present condition of the crop is good, but more rains are now required. If it rains within a week or 10 days, then it’s very good, otherwise the yield will get impacted, he added.



Cotton acreage in kharif has touched 25.51 lakh hectares mark in Gujarat. With 90 per cent of sowing in the state getting over and virtually no rainfall in the last fortnight, the projected gain in yield this year could be offset if it does not rain.

Acreage under cotton increased by over 2.5 lakh hectares in the state this year compared to last year. The cotton yield was expected to go up by 4-6 per cent, he added. According to the state agriculture department report, area under cotton crop stood at 25.51 lakh hectares as of August 10 2009, against 22.96 lakh hectares last year.

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