AREA UNDER COTTON, PRODUCTION AND YIELD :
The year-wise Area under cotton, Production Consumption, Import, Export and Yield for the years 2005-06 to 2016-17 are given in the following table :-
| Cotton year (Oct to Sep) | Area (Lakh Hect.) | Production (Lakh Bales) (As per CAB) | Yield (Kgs./Hec) | Cotton Consumption by Non SSI Mills (Lakh bales) | Cotton Consumption by SSI Mills (Lakh bales) | Import (Lakh Bales) | Export (Lakh Bales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 86.77 | 241.00 | 472 | 180.09 | 18.85 | 5.01 | 47.00 |
| 2006-07 | 91.42 | 280.00 | 520 | 194.89 | 21.26 | 5.54 | 58.00 |
| 2007-08 | 94.14 | 307.00 | 554 | 195.67 | 22.07 | 6.38 | 88.50 |
| 2008-09 | 94.06 | 290.00 | 524 | 195.00 | 20.22 | 8.91 | 35.00 |
| 2009-10 | 103.10 | 305.00 | 503 | 219.00 | 22.72 | 5.37 | 83.00 |
| 2010-11 | 112.35 | 339.00 | 517 | 221.77 | 24.46 | 2.45 | 76.50 |
| 2011-12 | 121.78 | 353.00 | 496 | 217.68 | 22.10 | 4.54 | 128.81 |
| 2012-13 | 119.78 | 365.00 | 518 | 250.14 | 23.02 | 14.59 | 101.43 |
| 2013-14 | 119.60 | 398.00 | 566 | 266.00 | 24.88 | 11.51 | 116.96 |
| 2014-15 | 128.46 | 386.00 | 511 | 278.55 | 26.28 | 14.39 | 57.72 |
| 2015-16 | 122.92 | 332.00 | 459 | 270.20 | 27.08 | 22.79 | 69.07 |
| 2016-17 | 108.26 | 345.00 | 541 | 262.70 | 26.21 | 30.94 | 58.21 |
| 2017-18 | 124.44 | 370.00 | 505 | 268.00 | 27.00 | 15.00 | 70.00 |