Cotton is planted in 86.86 lh down by 12.7 per cent against 99.5 lh last year as on 22-Jul-16. Cotton sowing progress increased by more than 15% on w-o-w basis due to good progress of monsoon rains. Currently, in Gujarat, acreage is lower by 41.2% at 13.65 lh compared to 23.2 lh a year ago while in Maharashtra, largest area under cotton, down by 18.1% at 28.9 lha compared to 35.3 lha a year ago.
