Pakistan Cotton Prices Rose 17% In July February.

In the 2009 fiscal year, cotton prices in Pakistan have surged 17%, with an average price of 3250-3500 rupees /maund (40.60-43.74 US dollars) because the market expects the total volume of cotton to arrive is reduced.

According to industry sources, because of the high cotton prices in the domestic market, textile mills prefer to import cotton. They hope to stop shrinking profits under the pressure of reduced sales orders.

The latest information released by the Pakistan cotton Processors Association (PCGA) shows that in February 28th, 2009, the total volume of cotton arrived was 11 million 221 thousand packages.

　　2月之前5个月到货数量持续减少，但2009年2月到货情况相对好转，达到 59 万包，增长 5.3％。主要原因是农民开始销售棉花，早些时候农民认为价格不好，表现为惜售。近期棉花价格上升，交货数量随之加大。

The expected volume of cotton production in fiscal year 2009 is expected to be around 11 million 500 thousand packages, compared with 11 million 400 thousand last year, 5% less than the government revised target 12 million 100 thousand package.

Recent figures from the Federal Bureau of statistics show that textile exports in Pakistan declined by 4% in the first 7 months of fiscal year 09 (January to January), according to the US dollar (July).

　　纺织品所占巴基斯坦出口总规模的比例已损失 633 点，至 54％。此外，2008年巴基斯坦纺织品对美国出口（巴基斯坦纺织品最大目的地）为 31 亿美元，下降 2.83％。巴基斯坦在美国纺织品进口市场中保持 3.02％的市场份额。

Editor in chief: Xu Qiyun