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Cotton markets in India continued to reel under demand pressure. Weak demand from mills remained sluggish pushing cotton prices down by about 3% or INR1,000 per candy of 355 kg over the week. According to reports, prices also declined due to poor export demand. Cotton exports in December were good but reversed in January, giving back the fibre to domestic mills. Traders believe that prices will decline further by another INR500 a candy in coming weeks.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Kharif Crops of 2015-16 season. The decision is based on recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) for the Price Policy for Kharif Crops for the Marketing Season 2015-16.

Cotton futures on the ICE fell for the fifth straight session in the week of 22 May, ending their worst week in more than six months as stronger US$ continued to prompt speculator liquidation, though traders noted prices remained locked in a tight trading range. July contract settled down US cents 3.54 or 5.3 per cent n the week to US cents 63.30 per pound.

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Cotton yarn making has become more profitable now than considered, three months ago. And this has been facilitated by the rapid fall in cotton fibre prices over the same period. The margins have improved in all the three major cotton yarn producing economies of China, India and Pakistan. On an average, cotton prices have declined by between 15-25 per cent between June and end-September while cotton yarn prices have bucked 5-9 per cent in the comparable period.

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Cotton prices changed marginally opening the week, yesterday. The US cotton futures closed down 0.05 per cent on the day with the benchmark December contract on ICE Futures at US cents 66.15 per pound, paring losses after sinking near the key support level of US cents 65.

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Cotton area down