Pakistan’s cotton arrivals jump 77.3% to 527,900 bales

Pakistan’s cotton arrivals rose 77.3% year-on-year to 527,900 bales by July 15, 2026, marking a strong start to the 2026-27 season, according to the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association.

Arrivals increased by 230,149 bales from 297,751 bales during the same period last year.

Cotton Ginners Forum Chairman Ihsanul Haq said Sindh recorded 326,403 bales, up 113.8%, while Punjab contributed 201,497 bales, an increase of 38.9%.

Balochistan’s arrivals rose 90% to 9,700 bales from 5,100 bales a year earlier.

Textile mills had purchased 445,779 bales by July 15, compared with around 250,000 bales last year, while 466,925 bales had been pressed.

Unsold stocks at ginning factories, however, increased to 82,121 bales from 47,771 bales, indicating that textile-sector purchases had not kept pace with the rise in arrivals.

Officials said that the figures were encouraging but warned that the crop had entered a critical stage. They said cotton growth in southern Punjab had slowed following weather fluctuations, while high DAP fertiliser prices, intense heat and increased fruit shedding had created uncertainty over final yields.

Vehari, Dera Ghazi Khan, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal and Layyah emerged as Punjab’s leading cotton-producing districts.

Sanghar remained the country’s largest producing district, with arrivals of 280,000 bales.