Indian cotton arrivals are improving across major producing states. However, buyers remain cautious as global cotton prices continue to ease.

Trade sources estimate daily raw cotton arrivals at about 30,000 bales. Each bale weighs around 170 kg. Arrivals are reported from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and North India.

Atul S Ganatra, CMD of Radhalakshmi Group, said arrivals could increase from the first week of October.

Cotton Arrivals Increase

North India is recording around 8,000 bales a day. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are each seeing about 4,000 bales.

Madhya Pradesh is reporting around 5,000 bales. Gujarat is seeing about 4,000 bales. Arrivals have also started in Maharashtra's Khandesh region.

The market is facing weak yarn demand. Export demand for yarn is also slow. Cotton prices are linked to ICE Futures, which have declined from around 93 cents to 83 cents per pound.

Buyers are therefore taking a wait-and-watch approach.

Raw Cotton Prices

Raw cotton prices in Raichur were around ₹9,300–9,500 per quintal on Friday. Adoni prices stood at about ₹9,200–9,500 per quintal.

In Maharashtra, prices were around ₹8,600 per quintal. High moisture levels are affecting prices in the region.

Old Crop Prices Ease

The Cotton Corporation of India reduced its auction prices by about ₹1,600 per candy this week. Prices moved to around ₹67,000 per candy.

However, buyers have not responded strongly to the price reduction. They expect better buying opportunities as new crop supplies increase.

The 2025–26 crop had crossed ₹70,000 per candy a few weeks ago. It has now eased to around ₹66,500–67,500.

New crop cotton is available at around ₹66,000–67,000 per candy.

Meanwhile, cotton acreage stood at 109.61 lakh hectares as of September 18. This was slightly below 110.60 lakh hectares recorded a year earlier.

Telangana reported a 5.45% increase in acreage. Gujarat increased by 3.24%, while Madhya Pradesh recorded a 2.28% rise. Other major states reported lower acreage than last year.