The United States Department of Agriculture's bureau in New Delhi pegged India's cotton production for the year 2016-17 at 26.50 million bales. The USDA's official forecast has the crop recovering to 27.0 million bales from 26.40 million bales in 2015-16. Cotton acreage in India are forecast to fall to a seven year low of 11.00 mh, down from 11.90 mh in 2015-16.
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