Traders optimistic about improvement in cotton business after Ramazan

Updated 26 Apr, 2020

According to the market sources hopefully trading activities on the cotton market will improve after Ramazan. For the last one month no trading activity was reported in the cotton market due to coronavirus.

Sources also said that due to the lockdown ginners were unable to sell their stock of 5 lac bales adding that if the situation improves only two lac bales will be sold and the stock of three lac bales will be left with the ginners which they will sold in the next season.

Cotton Analyst Naseem Usman told that spot rate remained unchanged at Rs 8800. He also said that although no trading was seen in Binola, however Binola was available in both Sindh and Punjab at the rate of Rs 1600 to Rs 1800 per maund. Sources also said that cotton seed was not available for trading as ginners had all the stock of Binola.

The rate of cotton in Sindh and Punjab is in between Rs 7000 to Rs 8800 per maund. The rate of polyester fiber was at Rs 167 per kg.

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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"
                    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  24-03-2020
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37.324 kg         8,800       160         8,960        8,960            NIL
Equivalent
40 kgs            9,431       171         9,602        9,602            NIL
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