| Production and Consumption of Cotton |
| TQ 02 December 2010 |
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The Government has assessed the total production and consumption of cotton in the country before allowing export of cotton. This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today to a question raised by Shri D.B. Chandre Gowda and Shri Abdul Rahman: The Minister further stated that the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) met on 27.8.2010 and estimated production of cotton at 325 lakh bales and consumption at 266 lakh bales. The supply for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 was 369 lakh bales, 335.50 lakh bales and 373.50 lakh bales respectively. Total demand including exports for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 was 326 lakh bales, 264 lakh bales and 333 lakh bales respectively.
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