India's cotton production for the ****-** season is projected at ***.** lakh bales, marking a *.** per cent drop from last year and potentially reaching a seven-year low.
The decline is attributed to untimely rains affecting key producing states and reduced acreage, which has fallen to ***.*** lakh hectares, below the five-year average.
Major states like Gujarat and Maharashtra are heavily impacted.

| India's cotton production estimated to drop to 7-year low in 2024-25