<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>CAI estimates closing stocks of cotton for the current 2024-25 season to be around 55.59 lakh bales, significantly higher than the previous year.</li><li>The total cotton supply till the end of June is estimated at 356.76 lakh bales, with consumption at 233.5 lakh bales and exports at 15.25 lakh bales.</li><li>CAI projects total cotton supply for the entire 2024-25 season at 380.59 lakh bales, with domestic consumption expected to be at 308 lakh bales and exports at 17 lakh bales.</li><li>Imports of cotton for 2024-25 are estimated to be 39 lakh bales, more than double the previous year, with cotton sowing progressing well in key producing States.</li></ul>

CAI increases cotton stocks for 2024-25 season to 55.5 lakh bales

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