PPP Special 08 - Institut für Entwicklungs- und Agrarökonomik
PPP Special 08 - Institut für Entwicklungs- und Agrarökonomik
PPP Special 08 - Institut für Entwicklungs- und Agrarökonomik
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Annex A-18: Estimates of area and production of cotton from<br />
1997/1998 to 1999/2000 (by lint quality)<br />
[area in 100,000 hectares, production in 100,000 bales of 170 kg each]<br />
Area<br />
Production<br />
Staple Length 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00<br />
1. Long<br />
i. Superior Long<br />
(27 mm & above)<br />
ii. Long<br />
(24.5 to 26 mm)<br />
22.0 25.7 24.0 37.4 47.9 35.8<br />
14.2 15.7 14.9 10.9 14.5 15.3<br />
Sub-Total (long) 36.2 41.4 38.9 48.3 62.4 51.1<br />
2. Medium<br />
i. Superior Medium<br />
(22 to 24 mm)<br />
ii. Medium<br />
(20 to 21.5 mm)<br />
36.7 35.5 32.7 43.9 43.2 44.6<br />
2.6 2.0 2.0 3.2 2.8 2.5<br />
Sub-Total (medium) 39.3 37.5 34.7 47.1 46.0 47.1<br />
3. Short<br />
i. Short<br />
(19 mm & below)<br />
13.2 14.5 13.5 13.1 14.5 17.1<br />
Total 88.7 93.4 87.1 1<strong>08</strong>.5 122.9 115.3<br />
Source: Cotton Corporation of India, 2003