In line with the global track, the rates of cotton extended slide on the local market on Wednesday in the process of slow trading, dealers said. The official spot rate dropped further by Rs 100 to Rs 7,300, they added. In ready session, over 7000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 5375-7300, they said. In Sindh seed cotton prices were unchanged at Rs 2700 and Rs 3300, and in the Punjab, rates also held the overnight levels at Rs 2700-3200, they said.
They attributed the slide to the weaker dollar against the other currencies. Cotton Analyst, Naseem Usman shared the same views and said that prices were losing ground in the world markets. Such as in India, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has started buying cotton to support prices. The CCI is buying 10,000 bales of cotton at the daily basis, till now the Corporation has bought an approximately 600,000 bales of cotton from the growers, which will definitely help the farmers.
In India, prices of Shankar-6: fell by Rs 500 to Rs 40000 and MECH-1 shed Rs 400 to Rs 38800 per candy (356) kg, brokers said. The New York cotton futures were down on Tuesday as NYCE Mar dropped 0.09 at 76.94.
The following deals reported: 1200 bales of cotton from Rahim Yar Khan at Rs 7200, 400 bales from Mianwali done at Rs 7300 (Condition), 1000 bales from Haroonabad at Rs 7075, 1000 bales from Fort Abbas at Rs 6600, 800 bales from Tonsa Sharif at Rs 6575, 433 bales from Bakhar at Rs 5700, 650 bales from Layyah at Rs 5700 and 400 bales from Chistian at Rs 5375, they said.

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The KCA Official Spot Rate for Local Dealings in Pakistan Rupees
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FOR BASE GRADE 3 STAPLE LENGTH 1-1/16"
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                                    MICRONAIRE VALUE BETWEEN 3.8 TO 4.9 NCL
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Rate              Ex-Gin   Upcountry   Spot Rate    Spot Rate    Difference
                    For      Price     Ex-Karachi  Ex. KHI. As   Ex-Karachi
                                                  on 30-01-2018
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37.324 kg          7,300        145        7,445      7,545         - 100/-
Equivalent
40 kgs             7,823        155        7,978      8,086         - 108/-
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