Cotton| Cotton production was up 9 per cent in the 2013-14.

Cotton production was up 9 per cent in the 2013-14 season to 39.8 million bales, according to the Cotton Corporation of India. Now, production estimates for the 2014-15 season, at 40 million bales, are not much higher than the year before due to lower yields. Total exports will drop 23 per cent in the 2014-15 season over the previous one.