The Union Minister of State for Textiles, DarshanaJardosh in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed, that the production of cotton in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh during last cotton year 2021-22 (Oct. – Sept.) and current cotton year 2022-23 is given below:
(Production in lakh bales)
| Cotton Year | Maharashtra | Uttar Pradesh* | Madhya Pradesh | India |
| 2021-22 (P) | 71.18 | 0.086 | 14.20 | 312.03 |
| 2022-23 (P) | 80.25 | 0.065 | 15.19 | 341.91 |
(P)= Provisional
Source: Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption,
* Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and state Department of Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh
State-wise exports are not monitored by the Government. However, data on consumption and export of cotton in terms of quantity and value during last three years is given below:
| Cotton Year
(Oct-Sept) |
Consumption
(in lakh bales) |
Export | |
| Quantity (in lakh bales) |
Value (Rs. in crore) |
||
| 2019-20 | 269.19 | 47.55 | 8,813.98 |
| 2020-21 | 334.87 | 77.59 | 17,914.34 |
| 2021-22 | 313.77 | 42.25 | 14,887.36 |
Source: Consumption – Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption.
Export – DGCIS, Kolkata
