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Moderate trading session seen at cotton market with steady cotton prices

Related Keywords: cotton bales, cotton market on Tuesday, ginners kept asking for higher prices, Karachi Cotton Association, limited stocks, lint, owing to short supply of quality cotton, spinners were reluctant to pay more, spot rate remained intact, Trading session remained moderate

Trading session remained moderate at the cotton market on Tuesday owing to short supply of quality cotton. The Karachi Cotton Association's (KCA) spot rate remained intact at Rs 6,800 per maund. While ginners kept asking for higher prices due to limited stocks, spinners were reluctant to pay more, brokers said.

According to a senior trader, Ghulam Rabbani, the volumes remained small with growing demand for better grades of lint on slightly higher price by the mills and spinning sector during the trading session.

Cotton prices currently under pressure

Related Keywords: cotton price, Ginners, Karachi Cotton Association, lint, Pakistan cotton market, Pakistan domestic market, seed cotton

With higher arrivals of phutti (seed cotton) and increased selling by ginners, cotton prices witnessed drop on Thursday. At the beginning ginners indulged in panic-selling which further pushed down lint prices as millers and exporter showed very little buying interest.

Exporters are facing difficulties in meeting export parity due to falling prices world over. Cotton prices are currently under pressure with China reducing its buying which is the single largest importer of cotton and cotton yarn.

Range-bound trading seen at major Punjab and Sindh cotton market in Pakistan

Related Keywords: cotton seed, cotton trading, lint, Pakistan cotton market, Punjab and Sindh market, range-bound trading, spinner

Trading in major stations of Punjab and Sindh remained range-bound with growing demand for fine grades, while prices of all grades remained cost-effective. Spinners bought all grades on cautious note besides deals for selective lots in order to build up their inventories on Tuesday.

But at some leading centres dull trading was seen due to political crisis, power crisis at textile units and ginneries, grade issue and liquidity problems to buyers.

Prices of premium quality lint lying unsold with ginners witness rise

Related Keywords: lint, Pakistan cotton market

The premium quality lint which are lying unsold from the current crop with the ginners witnessed rise in prices by Rs.300 to Rs.400 per maund (37.32 kgs) within one week in the ready market. The current unsold crop is less than 3 lakh bales.

The unsold stock lying with ginners is likely to see reduction in the quantity from 3 lakh to 2.50 lakh bales by the middle of this month. Much of it is of lower quality. This year (2013-2014) Pakistan has produced about 13.5 million bales (155 kgs) of cotton on an ex-gin basis.

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