As per latest data released by ministry of Agriculture, cotton is planted in 46.10 lakh hectares till 30th June, higher by 12% compared to last year acreage of 30.6 lakh hectare for same period. CAI has reduced cotton production in 2016/17 to 336 lakh bales from 340.5 lakh bales estimated on April.
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