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India: CAI raises 2025-26 cotton pressing estimate to 309.5 lakh bales

Dec 16, 2025

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by

Ajit Rakhade

in Cotton, Cotton Fiber

Higher Gujarat, Maharashtra output lifts supply outlook despite weak mill demand Rising imports and swelling closing stocks signal continued pressure on prices The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has revised India’s cotton pressing estimate for the 2025-26 season upward to 309.50 lakh bales (170 kg each), ±3%, an increase of 4.50 lakh bales from the…