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India’s cotton sector heads into 2025-26 with record stocks, rising imports, policy strains

Sep 30, 2025

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by

Yashika Agrawal

in Cotton, Cotton Fiber

Revised GST, weak demand delay cotton price recovery Exports impacted by price unviability in global markets The rationalisation of GST on man-made fibres (MMF) is set to alter India’s fibre mix, but the spillover on cotton will not be immediate. Cotton demand is expected to soften gradually as spinners gain flexibility to blend cheaper MMF,…