There is a revealing cruelty in the latest cotton crisis. Pakistan’s most important export industry is being weakened at home itself by a tax structure that has made local cotton less attractive to buy and more expensive to move through the formal value chain. The closure of ginning factories in Tando Adam and other cotton […]
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Aurangzeb renews commitment to strengthening cotton sector
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to working closely with industry representatives to support sustainable economic development, export growth, and employment generation across the country. Aurangzeb met a delegation of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA), led by its Chairman Sham Lal Manglani, to discuss issues […]
CCRI issues heat stress advisory for cotton growers
Cotton growers have been advised to adopt integrated crop management practices to protect crops from severe heat stress during the critical flowering and boll formation stages. Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan Director Ms Sabahat Hussain on Sunday said that prolonged hot and dry conditions increase the risk of flower and boll shedding, making timely […]
Now, Cotton
Pakistan’s cotton crisis has reached the point where the country is importing the weakness it should have corrected at home. Textile mills have begun buying American and Brazilian cotton before the local ginning season has properly opened, and one recent order of more than 206,000 bales from the United States, accounting for almost the entire […]
Sindh ginners lead historic cotton shift
Sindh’s cotton ginning sector has experienced an unprecedented surge in the 2025-26 season, fueled by record purchases from Punjab and Balochistan, marking a historic shift in Pakistan’s cotton industry. Read More: PBF sees cotton crop recovery in 2025 Data from the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) show that the number of active ginning factories in Sindh rose […]
Cotton Catastrophe
Cotton was once Pakistan’s white gold: the crop that underwrote exports, powered industry and sustained millions of rural livelihoods. That era is ending. This season’s numbers tell the story with brutal clarity. By mid-December, arrivals hovered around 5.3 million bales against an official target of just over 10 million. Output is now projected at barely […]
Cotton Collect delegation calls on minister, discuss supply chain
Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, met with a delegation from the international organization Cotton Connect and global brand Primark. The delegation was led by Mr. Neil La Croix Global Strategy Manager of Cotton Connect, UK. Other members included Mr. Rauf Ahmed Khan, Senior Programme Manager Cotton Connect Pakistan; Mr. Muhammad Wajid […]
Over 22,536 metric tonnes of cotton yarn exported in first month of FY 2025-26
Over 22,536 metric tons of cotton yarn valued at $56.070 million were exported during the first month of the current financial year (2025-26) as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year. During the month of July 2025, the exports of cotton yarn grew by 0.57 per cent as cotton yarn […]