Indian cotton 2020-21

To help investors inform their own views on cotton market dynamics, Agrimoney draws together forecasts from a range of commentators on the key producer and exporter of India.

Estimates for Indian cotton production and trade for 2020-21
	Area	Production	Imports	Consumption	Exports	Ending stocks	Date of estimate
USDA Attaché	13.3	6.292	0.217	5.138	1.088	4.111	March 31 2021
Cotton Outlook		6.12		6.29			March 26 2021
USDA Attaché	13.3	6.292	0.217	5.138	1.088	4.111	March 24 2021
Fitch Solutions		6.345					March 18 2021
USDA Wasde	13.35	6.314	0.174	5.29	1.241	3.784	March 9 2021
Cotton Outlook		6.205					February 26 2021
USDA Wasde	13.3	6.314	0.174	5.29	1.088	3.936	February 9 2021
Cotton Outlook		6.205		9.151**			January 29 2021
USDA Wasde	13.4*	6.42	0.217	5.22	1.088	4.219	January 12 2021
Cotton Outlook		6.205		8.951**			December 31 2020
USDA attaché	13.3	6.379	0.217	5.007	1.045	4.437	December 29 2020
USDA Wasde	13.4*	6.42	0.217	5.22	1.088	4.219	December 10 2020
Cotton Outlook		6.29		8.826**			November 27 2020
Fitch Solutions		6.50					November 24 2020
USDA Wasde	13.4*	6.532	0.217	5.008	1.088	4.546	November 9 2020
Cotton Association of India		6.205		5.61	1.02		November 9 2020
Cotton Outlook		6.29					October 30 2020
USDA attaché	13.4*	6.379	0.217	4.942	1.023	4.481	October 27 2020
USDA Wasde	13.4*	6.532	0.217	5.008	1.088	4.546	October 9 2020
USDA attaché	13.0	6.4	0.1	4.9	0.936	2.9	September 26 2020
Cotton Outlook		5.75					September 25 2020
India Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare		6.31					September 22 2020
USDA Wasde	13.400*	6.531	0.217	4.898	1.088	4.650	September 11 2020
USDA attaché	12.90*	6.292	0.1	4.91	0.68	3.49	September 2 2020
India farm ministry data	12.8						August 29 2020
Cotton Outlook		5.573					August 28 2020
USDA Wasde	13.200*	6.466	0.217	4.898	1.066	4.901	August 12 2020
Cotton Outlook		6.120		8.626**			July 31 2020
USDA Wasde		6.205	0.239	5.007	0.979	4.639	July 10 2020
Cotton Outlook		5.950					June 26 2020
USDA attaché	12.900	6.292	0.217	5.007	0.762	4.401	June 24 2020
USDA Wasde	12.500	6.205	0.239	5.007	0.979	4.596	June 11 2020
ICAC	12.065	5.735	0.360	4.752	0.893	3.299	June 1 2020
Cotton Outlook		5.950		8.626**			May 29 2020
USDA attaché	12.644	6.205	0.218	5.01	0.762	4.31	May 28 2020
Fitch Solutions		6.32					May 14 2020
USDA Wasde	12.50	6.205	0.240	5.12	0.980	4.29	May 12 2020
USDA attaché	12.644	6.205	0.218	5.12	0.762	4.29	May 8 2020
Cotton Outlook		5.950		8.851**			May 1 2020
ICAC	12.065	5.735	0.360	4.752	0.893		May 1 2020
Cotton Outlook		5.950					March 2 2020
All data in million tonnes, except area in million hectares Area harvested *Indian Subcontinent