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Maharashtra: Be careful..! pink bollworm attack on cottonAkola: Pink bollworm infection has been found on cotton in some parts of the district. It has been clarified by the Agriculture Department that if the farmers take timely measures, then it is possible to control it.A team from Agriculture Department visited the farm at Vyala, Khirpuri in Balapur taluka. In this bollworm outbreak was found on cotton crop. Bollworm infestation has also been detected in parts of Akola, Akot, Telhara taluks. Pink bollworm infestation has been observed in cotton sown in the first week of June and cotton currently in flower, leaf and small bolls. Pink bollworms were found in each flower at the emergent or cotyledon stage. The leaves of such flowers are different. Second and third instar larvae of pink bollworm have been observed in withered flowers entering young bollards from flowers. The prevalence of pink bollworm in cotton fields is currently found to be 10 to 20 percent. So the farmers who have sown in the first week of June should monitor the crop. The possibility of such outbreak on cotton crop at flowering stage in other regions also cannot be ruled out. The Agriculture Department has appealed to the farmers to survey their crops and take timely control measures.In the areas where the cotton crop has become 50 to 60 days old, flowering has started. Under these conditions, the female pink bollworm lays an egg on the underside of an open flower. Micro larvae emerge from this and enter the flowers and by closing the opened petals with the help of threads in the mouth, the larvae remain in the flowers. Infected flowers look like unopened rose buds and are easily recognized. These flowers are called 'Domkali'. A pink caterpillar can be seen making its abode in it. Because the caterpillars feed on the inside of the flowers, the flowers often fail to turn into pods and fall off. If the flower turns into a pod, the caterpillar enters the pod and pupates in the pod. This causes damage. The Agriculture Department has advised that farmers should take measures.Outbreak of pink bollworm has been found on cotton. If farmers take timely measures, then losses can be avoided. - Shankar Kirve, District Agriculture Superintendent Officer Akola.                                                                                                                                                                                         Source: LoksattaMaharashtra: Be careful..! pink bollworm attack on cottonAkola: Pink bollworm infection has been found on cotton in some parts of the district. It has been clarified by the Agriculture Department that if the farmers take timely measures, then it is possible to control it.A team from Agriculture Department visited the farm at Vyala, Khirpuri in Balapur taluka. In this bollworm outbreak was found on cotton crop. Bollworm infestation has also been detected in parts of Akola, Akot, Telhara taluks. Pink bollworm infestation has been observed in cotton sown in the first week of June and cotton currently in flower, leaf and small bolls. Pink bollworms were found in each flower at the emergent or cotyledon stage. The leaves of such flowers are different. Second and third instar larvae of pink bollworm have been observed in withered flowers entering young bollards from flowers. The prevalence of pink bollworm in cotton fields is currently found to be 10 to 20 percent. So the farmers who have sown in the first week of June should monitor the crop. The possibility of such outbreak on cotton crop at flowering stage in other regions also cannot be ruled out. The Agriculture Department has appealed to the farmers to survey their crops and take timely control measures.In the areas where the cotton crop has become 50 to 60 days old, flowering has started. Under these conditions, the female pink bollworm lays an egg on the underside of an open flower. Micro larvae emerge from this and enter the flowers and by closing the opened petals with the help of threads in the mouth, the larvae remain in the flowers. Infected flowers look like unopened rose buds and are easily recognized. These flowers are called 'Domkali'. A pink caterpillar can be seen making its abode in it. Because the caterpillars feed on the inside of the flowers, the flowers often fail to turn into pods and fall off. If the flower turns into a pod, the caterpillar enters the pod and pupates in the pod. This causes damage. The Agriculture Department has advised that farmers should take measures.Outbreak of pink bollworm has been found on cotton. If farmers take timely measures, then losses can be avoided. - Shankar Kirve, District Agriculture Superintendent Officer Akola.                                                                                                                                                                                         Source: Loksatta

Pakistan Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rates rise on volatile market.KARACHI: The cotton rate witnessed extraordinary fluctuations from Rs 15,00 to Rs 2,500 per head. The spot rate was increased by Rs 900 per head. Due to high rate of US Dollar and less supply of Footi, the prices are facing volatility.Pakistani stakeholders organized an important meeting of the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) in Dubai. It is being told that 25 lakh bales of cotton are yet to be imported from abroad. However, it is looking unlikely that more deals will be signed due to the unavailability of the US dollar.The rate of cotton was increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 per head and later fell from Rs 5,00 to Rs 1,000 per head. There was an extraordinary fluctuation in the price of cotton from about Rs.15,00 to Rs.25,00 per head. The price per 40 kg foot was increased from Rs 7.00 to Rs 8.00. Many ginning factories have partially suspended their operations due to unviability.However, due to the rising value of the US dollar, cloth spinners wanted to buy cotton, while ginners were also running after cotton, which has pushed cotton prices to a high of Rs 20,000 a head and footies from Rs 8,200 to Rs 9,300. It has become Rs. Per 40 Kgs.However, after the fall in the market on Friday morning, panic was seen among the ginners, as a result of which the prices of futi and cotton started falling.The price of cotton in Sindh has increased from Rs 8,00 to Rs 1,000 per head to Rs 19,000. The rate of foot per 40 kg is between Rs 7,800 to Rs 8,500 after increasing from Rs 6,00 to Rs 7,00. Cotton rates in Punjab range from Rs 19,500 to Rs 20,000 per head, while footy rates range from Rs 7,800 to Rs 9,000 per 40 kg.Cotton rates in Balochistan range from Rs 19,000 to Rs 19,300 per head and cotton between Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,300 per 40 kg. There was a slight increase in the rates of Khal, Cottonseed and Oil.The spot rate committee of the Karachi Cotton Association increased the spot rate by Rs 900 per head and closed it at Rs 19,200 per head.According to the USDA's weekly export and sales report, 38,900 bales were sold for the year 2023-24. China topped the list by purchasing 31,700 tonnes of bales. Vietnam was second with 10,800 bales. Bangladesh bought 5100 bales and stood third.52,800 bales were sold for the year 2024-25. Malaysia topped the list by purchasing 26,400 bales. Pakistan bought 22,000 bales and stood second. Mexico bought 4,400 bales and ranked third.The government has decided to implement a track-and-trace system in ginning factories to fully document the cotton trade and trace the actual production/sale of the commodity.Companies like Artistic Milliners, which has started scaling it up, also shared valuable feedback. It was said that for this purpose we need non-GMO plus organic seed banks which can give us better production as seeds will play an important role in this.Many well-known names of the cotton industry participated in it. M. Adil Naseem Osawala (Naseem Usman & Sons), Hina Adil Osawala (Musab Seeds Corporation), Dr. Javed Hasan (APTMA), Dr. Khalid (SAWIA), Hafiz Muhammad Bux (WWF), Shahid Saleem (Reeds), Dr. Shahid Zia (Lok Sanjh), Khwaja Noman (Control Association). Lubna Khalid (IDFL), Saqib Sohail and Imar Ahmed (Artistic Milliners), Asad Sorti (Sorty Ant), Maqbool Baig (Interloop), Asad Bajwa, Hussain Memon, Babar Bajwa (CABI), Usman and Rahol (Inditex) participated . The event was hosted by Asif Mehmood, Jyoti Sharma and Rude Shutta (OCA).Meanwhile, cotton importers say that import contracts for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24 have been signed for around 25 lakh bales of Pakistani weight (155 maunds) cotton from abroad.This year, if cotton production in the country is 10 million bales, there will be no need to enter into new import deals except long staple cotton as domestic consumption is expected to be around 12.5 million to 30 million bales. , However, the lack of US dollars may pose difficulties

Rupee rises against dollar, opens 7 paise strongerThe rupee opened strongly against the dollar today. Today, the rupee opened at a level of Rs 82.58 against the dollar with a gain of 7 paise. On the other hand, on Friday, the rupee closed at a level of Rs 82.65 against the dollar with a weakness of 7 paise.Stock market started with a boomToday, the BSE Sensex opened at a level of 65047.37 points with a gain of about 160.86 points. On the other hand, the NSE's Nifty opened at a level of 19322.80 points with a gain of 57.00 points. A total of 2,062 companies opened for trading on BSE today.

Rupee weakens by 8 paise against dollarThis evening, the rupee closed at a level of 82.65 against the dollar with a weakness of 8 paise.Sensex dropped 365 pointsToday the stock market closed with a fall.Today, where the Sensex closed at a level of 64886.51 points with a fall of 365.83 points.On the other hand, the Nifty closed at a level of 19265.80 points with a decline of 120.90 points.

Telangana cotton growth story hinges on innovations: ExpertsHYDERABAD: Telangana's cotton fields hold tremendous potential and its farmers lead the country by displaying remarkable resilience, experts have suggested, to boost productivity growth in the state, and to ensure that For cotton growers to continue their progress, there should be High Density Planting System (HDPS).With HDPS, the density of cotton plant population has increased significantly, potentially quadrupling the number to 26,000 plants per acre. This innovative approach has the potential to increase both cotton production and overall productivity by an estimated 30-40 per cent, showing a promising increase from the current lint yield of 450 kg/ha to 750 kg/ha. Cotton occupies an important place in Telangana's agricultural GDP, contributing 43 per cent. This is further enhanced by the effective irrigation system enabled by the water resources of the various projects.M Ramasamy, President, Rasi Seeds, underlined the importance of HDPS in revolutionizing the cotton industry in the state. “Empowering the farmers is our goal. HDPS, by optimizing plant density and land use, paves the way for higher cotton productivity,” he said, highlighting why it is important now.Dr. Cater Heck, international cotton expert and vice president of agricultural and environmental research at Cotton Inc., USA, said India's remarkable progress in cotton productivity is coming to the fore as the agricultural landscape evolves. Now more than ever, it is more important than ever to embrace cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, which provide us with the opportunity to increase yields and improve the livelihoods of our farmers.

Pakistan: The spot price increased by more than Rs 500 per headLAHORE: The spot rate committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Thursday hiked the spot rate by Rs 500 per head and closed it at Rs 19,400 per head. The local cotton market remained buoyant and the volume of business was satisfactory.Cotton analyst Naseem Usman told that the spot rate has increased by Rs 900 in two days. The rate of new cotton crop in Sindh is Rs 19,500 per head. The rate of footi in Sindh is between Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per 40 kg. Cotton rates in Punjab range from Rs 20,000 to Rs 20,200 per head and cotton between Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per 40 kg. Cotton rates in Balochistan range from Rs 19,000 to Rs 19,700 per head, while footy rates range from Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per 40 kg.Around 600 bales of Hyderabad, 800 bales of Mirpur Khas, 1600 bales of Sanghar, 200 bales of Nawab Shah, 200 bales of Sarkand, 1200 bales of Shahdadpur were sold at Rs.19,000 per head, 3400 bales of Saleh Pat were sold 19,000 to Rs 19,200 per head, 2400 bales of Tando Adam sold for Rs 18,325 to Rs 19,100 per head, 800 bales of Mehrab Pur Rs 19,100 per head, 600 bales of Miyan Channu, 1200 bales of Lodhran were sold. 20,000 per head, 200 bales of Chishtian, 400 bales of Fakir Wali were sold at 19,500 per head, 600 bales of Vehari were sold at 19,500 to 19,700 per head, 200 bales of Bahawalpur 19,100 Sold at the rate of Rs. per head. , Chichavatni 400 bales, Dera Ghazi Khan 800 bales were sold at Rs 19,700 per head, Dera Ghazi Khan 800 bales at Rs 19,500 to Rs 20,000 per head, Layya 800 bales at Rs 19,400 to Rs 19,600 Sold at the rate of per head. Man, Haroonabad 600 bales was sold at Rs 19,600 to Rs 19,800 per head, Murid Wala 200 bales at Rs 19,900 per head, Haasil Pur 200 bales, Gojra 200 bales, Burewala 400 bales at Rs 19,800 per head. Per head, Arif Wala 200 bales, Ahmed Pur East 200 bales were sold at Rs 19,500 per head, Fort Abbas 600 bales at Rs 19,700 per head, Winder 600 bales, Lasbela 600 bales and Utal 600 bales per head. Sold at the rate of Rs.19,000 per head.The spot rate committee of the Karachi Cotton Association increased the spot rate by Rs 400 per head and closed it at Rs 19,400 per head. Polyester fiber was available at Rs 365 per kg.

Rupee opens flat at 82.58 against the US dollar ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speechThe Indian rupee opened marginally lower against the US dollar on Friday, snapping three-day gaining streak, as the dollar index reached near two-month high amid cautiousness ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech. The local currency opened at 82.58 as compared to previous close of 82.57 a dollar.Sensex Declines 200 Points, Nifty Below 19,350 On Weak Cues.The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Friday began in the red tracking a weak note amid tepid global trends. The BSE Sensex was down 204 points to 65,048. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 was trading at 19,323, down 64 points.

Rupee strengthened by 12 paise against dollarThe rupee strengthened by 12 paise to close at Rs 82.57 against the dollar this evening.Sensex fell 108 pointsToday the stock market closed with a fall.Today, where the Sensex closed at a level of 65252.34 points with a fall of 180.96 points.At the same time, Nifty closed at 19386.70 points with a fall of 57.30 points.

Pakistan: The spot rate increased by Rs 400 in one day's rise.LAHORE: The spot rate committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Wednesday hiked the spot rate by Rs 400 per head and closed it at Rs 18,900 per head. The local cotton market remained upbeat and the trading volume was satisfactory.Cotton analyst Naseem Usman said that the rate of new cotton crop in Sindh is between Rs 18,800 to Rs 19,000 per head. The rate of footi in Sindh is between Rs 7,800 to Rs 8,800 per 40 kg. Cotton rates in Punjab range from Rs 19,800 to Rs 20,000 per head and cottonseeds range from Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per 40 kg. Cotton rates in Balochistan range from Rs 18,700 to Rs 19,000 per head, while footy rates range from Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per 40 kg.Around, 200 bales of Hyderabad were sold at Rs.18,550 per head, 1800 bales of Tando Adam at Rs.18,400 to Rs.18,600 per head, 1200 bales of Shahdadpur at Rs.18,500 to Rs.18,600 per head, 600 bales were sold. Daur, 800 bales of Bandhi, 800 bales of Bukhari, 600 bales of Khairpur were sold at Rs.18,500 per head, 1400 bales of Mehrabpur at Rs.18,500 to Rs.18,700 per head, 1200 bales of Rohri at Rs.18,500 per head. 18,600 per head, 2000 bales of Saleh Pat at Rs.18,500 to 18,700 per head, 600 bales of Sarhari at Rs.18,700 per head, 600 bales of Nawab Shah at Rs.18,500 per head, 400 bales were sold. Dera Ghazi Khan, Vehari sold for Rs.19,500 per head in 200 bales, Khanewal in 800 bales for Rs.19,200 to Rs.19,400 per head, Layya in 1600 bales at Rs.18,900 to Rs.19,200 per head, Marot in 400 bales. 19,000 per head, Fakir Wali 1800 bales at Rs 19,000 to Rs 19,300 per head, Bahawalpur 400 bales, Yajman Mandi 400 bales at Rs 19,100 per head, Burewala 1200 bales at Rs 19,300 per head. 19,200 to 19,500 per head, 1000 bales of Lodhran at Rs 19,500 per head, 2800 bales of Harunabad at Rs 19,000 to 19,400 per head and 200 bales of Sadiqabad at Rs 19,400 per head.The spot rate committee of the Karachi Cotton Association on Wednesday increased the spot rate by Rs 400 per head and closed it at Rs 18,900 per head. Polyester fiber was available at Rs 365 per kg.

Rupee opens 22 paise stronger against dollarThe rupee opened strongly against the dollar today. Today, the rupee opened at a level of Rs 82.46 against the dollar with a weakness of 22 paise. On the other hand, on Wednesday, the rupee strengthened by 25 paise to close at Rs 82.68 against the dollar. In this way, the rupee has strengthened by about 50 paise in two days.Know how the stock market will move today, where will be the earningsToday the Indian stock market can start with a boom. Whereas, GIFT Nifty was also trading at higher levels in the early hours. Apart from this, Hong Kong is performing better in the Asian market this morning. The GIFT Nifty, earlier known as SGX Nifty, was trading at 19,516.5, up 12 points or 0.06%, at 7.29 am on Thursday. GIFT Nifty today opened at 19,504.5 and traded in the range of 19,521.5 to 19,481 respectively.

Rupee strengthened by 25 paise against dollarThe rupee strengthened by 25 paise to close at Rs 82.69 against the dollar this evening.Sensex up 213 pointsToday the stock market closed with a boom.Today, where the Sensex closed at a level of 65433.30 points with a gain of about 213.27 points.On the other hand, the Nifty closed at the level of 19444.00 points with a gain of 47.50 points.