Ministry of Textile Industry

Government of Pakistan
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WORKING PAPER FOR THE 4TH MEETING OF FEDERAL COMMITTEE
ON COTTON (FCC) BEING HELD AT MINTEX, ISLAMABAD ON 19 TH
FEBRUARY, 2015
A- 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 27 th Feb
2014, in consultation with the Provincial Agricultural Departments and
other stakeholders fixed the cotton area and production targets for 201415 at 3.128 million hectares and 15.102 million bales, respectively.
Province wise breakup is shown in the table below.
Provinc
e

Area Panted
000
Million Milli
hectar hectar
on
es
es
acre
s

Lint Production
Av.Lint Yield
Million Million
Kg/
(Maun
bales*
tons
hectar
ds/
e
acre)

2428.00
2.428
6.000
10.500
1.785
735
7.97
Punjab
650.00
0.650
1.606
4.200
0.714
1,098
11.91
Sindh
0.35
~0.001
0.001
0.002
0.000
729
7.90
KP
50.00
0.050
0.124
0.4000
0.068
1,360
14.74
Baluchist
an
3.128
7.730
15.102
2.567
820.63
8.89
Pakista 3128.36
9
n
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:Province

2014-15
2013-14
Difference
Change over
(Current)*
(Final)
last Year
Punjab
10,500,097
9,362,185
+1137912
(+) 10.84%
Sindh
3,935,105
3,738,227
+196878
(+) 5.00%
Total
14,435,202 13,100,412
1,334,790
(+) 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 vary
Table-3: Review of Cotton Sowing & Production Achievements
during the Year 20014-15:
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Provinc
e

Area Panted
000
Million Milli
hectar hectar
on
es
es
acre
s

Punjab
Sindh
KP

Lint Production
Million Millio
bales* n tons

2286

2.286

5.649

9.902

1.683

596

0.596

1.473

3.488

0.593

0.444

~0.001

0.001

~0.001

0.000

41
0.041
0.101
0.107
0.018
Baluchist
an
2924
7.224
13.498
2.295
2.924
Pakista
n
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics * 170kg/bale

Av.Lint Yield
Kg/
(Maun
hectar
ds/
e
acre)
736.36
9
994.78
5
503.49
1
444.07
3
784.76
8

7.981
10.781
5.457
4.813
8.507

Table-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.
Parameter

Targe
t
201415
3.128

Achievem
ents
2014-15*

Differe
nce
(+/-)

%of
Targ
et

Area
2.924
-0.204
(million
6.52
hectares)
Production
15.10
13.498
-1.603
(million bales
1
10.6
of 170kg)
2
Av.Lint Yield
820
785
-35
+4.2
(kilogram/hect
7
are)
*2nd estimates; Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Achievem
ents
2013

%of
201
3

2.805

+4.
24

12.768

+5.
72

694

+5.
04

Table-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)
Provinc
es

Target
2014

Achievem
ents

Differe
nce
2

%of
Target

Achievem
ents

%of
2013

2014*
Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Baluchist
an
Pakista
n

2013

2.428
0.65
0.00035
0.05

2.286
0.596
0.000444
0.041

0.142
-0.713
~-0.0007
-0.293

94.15
91.69
126.86
82.00

2.199
0.568
0.000257
0.0384

103.956
104.930
172.763
106.771

3.12836

2.924

-1.604

93.47

2.8056

104.220

*second Estimate; Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Table-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)
Provinc
es

Target
2014

Achievem
ents
2014*

Differe
nce

10.5
9.902
0.598
Punjab
4.2
3.487
-0.713
Sindh
0.002
0.0013
~-0.0007
KPK
0.4
0.107
-0.293
Baluchist
an
13.498
-1.604
Pakista 15.102
n
*after flood losses Source: Pakistan Bureau

%of
Targe
t

Achievem
ents
2013

%of
2013

94.30
83.02
65.00
26.75

9.145
3.523
0.0012
0.099

108.278
98.978
108.333
108.081

89.38

12.769

105.70
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of Statistics

Table-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)
Provinc
es

Target
2014

Achievem
ents
2014*

Differe
nce

%of
Targe
t

Achievem
ents
2013

%of
2013

735
1,098
729
1,360

736
995
503
444

-1
-0.713
~-0.0007
-0.293

100.14
90.62
69.00
32.65

597
1086
340
437

123.283
91.621
147.941
101.602

821

785

-1.604

95.62

694

113.112

Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Baluchist
an
Pakista
n
*after flood

losses Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

B. COTTON PRODUCTION PLAN FOR 2015-16:

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Table-8: Province-wise Cotton Area & Production Targets during

the Year 2015-16:
The Federal Committee on Cotton (FCC) in its current 4 th 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.
Provinc
e

Area Panted
hectar Million Milli
es
hectar
on
es
acre
s

Lint Production
Av.Lint Yield
Million Million
Kg/
(Maun
bales*
tons
hectar
ds/
e
acre)

Punjab
Sindh
NWFP
Baluchist
an
Pakista
n
Source: Federal Cotton Committee (FCC) held on Feb 19, 2015.
Area, production and average yield targets are submitted for the
review by provinces.