Tag: global cotton surplus

India: Cotton outlook turns cautious as CAI reduces 2025-26 output estimate

Nov 13, 2025

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by

Vidhi Balwani

in Cotton, Cotton Fiber

Supply to stay ample despite output dip amid huge carryover stock Global surplus, rising imports to exert pressure on Indian prices The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has pegged India’s cotton pressing estimate for the 2025-26 season at 305 lakh bales (one bale equals 170 kg), marking a decline of 7.4 lakh bales from the…