到3月中旬，巴基斯坦棉花产量降至974.8万包

 

Pak cotton production drop to 9.748 mn bales till mid March

Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA) data shows that cotton production plunged 34.07 percent to 9.748 million bales up till March 15 of the current season from 14.785 million bales a year ago due to untimely heavy rains, substandard pesticides and poor quality seeds. 
A shortfall in the cotton crop continued to worsen this season in the cotton growing areas of Punjab and Sindh. 
According to analysts, the decline in cotton crop is causing a loss of billions of dollars to the economy. The import of raw cotton, yarn and other textile products is reflecting the increase in the country’s import bill. 
Pakistan has become the fourth largest importer of textile products in the world in the wake of crop failure. 
The government has fixed cotton production target for 2016/17 at 14.101 million bales, which is lower from 15 million bales set for the current season. 
However, many analysts are still bearish over the production outlook due to a host of issues ranging from climate change, lack of certified seeds, and insufficient government advisory. 
These issues are likely to hit the cotton output and the crop production may remain around 10 million bales next year. 
In Punjab, cotton production declined by 44.68 percent to 5.982 million bales compared to 10.814 million bales a year earlier, the PCGA data revealed. 

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到3月中旬，巴基斯坦棉花产量降至974.8万包

巴基斯坦轧棉者协会(PCGA)数据显示,本季3月15日，棉花产量从上一年的1478.5万包下降了34.07%至974.8万包，由于不合时宜的暴雨,不合格的农药和品质低劣的种子。

本季棉花作物的短缺在旁遮普和信德省的棉花种植区将继续恶化。

分析人士表示,棉花作物的下降造成了数百亿美元的经济损失。进口原棉、纱线等纺织产品反映出这个国家的进口额的增加。

巴基斯坦已经成为世界上第四大的纺织品进口国，紧跟其后的是作物歉收。

2016-2017年度，政府已经将棉花生产的目标固定在1410.1万包,低于当季1500万包的数量。

然而,许多分析师仍然看跌生产前景，主要由于一系列问题包括气候变化、认证种子的缺乏和政府顾问不足。

这些问题可能会影响棉花产量，明年作物生产可能保持在1000万包。

在旁遮普,棉花生产与上一年1081.4万包的数据相比，下降了44.68%至598.2万包,PCGA数据显示。