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Rupee falls against dollar, breaks 5 paiseThe rupee opened weak against the dollar today. Today, the rupee opened at a level of Rs 82.79 against the dollar with a weakness of 5 paise. On the other hand, on Monday, the rupee strengthened by 10 paise to close at Rs 82.74 against the dollar.Flat opening of share market, know the levelToday the stock market had a flat opening. Today, the BSE Sensex opened at a level of 65957.82 points with a gain of about 4.34 points. On the other hand, the NSE's Nifty opened at a level of 19603.40 points with a gain of 6.10 points. A total of 1,744 companies opened for trading on BSE today.

Rupee strengthened by 10 paise against dollarThe rupee strengthened by 10 paise to close at Rs 82.74 against the dollar this evening.Today the stock market closed with a boom.Today, where the Sensex closed at a level of 65953.48 points with a gain of about 232.23 points.On the other hand, the Nifty closed at the level of 19597.30 points with a gain of 80.30 points.

"Garment units in Tiruppur had to be closed due to lack of orders!"President of the South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association, A.C. Easwaran urged the Center to check garment imports from Bangladesh and ban cotton exports when the new cotton season starts from October 1.According to the South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association, about 40% of Tiruppur hosiery manufacturing units supplying the domestic market have shut down due to lack of orders.In the memorandum given to the central government, the president of the association, A.C. Easwaran said several units in Tiruppur are shutting down production due to a drop in orders. The value of clothing imports from Bangladesh has increased 15 times in the last six years. In 2016-2017, apparel worth ₹288 crore was imported and in 2022-2023, it was around ₹4,500 crore. When India signed a free trade agreement with Bangladesh in 2011, there was a 12% duty on imports from Bangladesh. However, there was no duty now and there were unconfirmed reports that goods from China enter India through Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the textile industry was supported by the government with subsidies. Tirupur's industries were unable to compete with imports from Bangladesh as the cost of production here was high, he said.Mr Easwaran urged the Center to check apparel imports from Bangladesh and ban cotton exports when the new cotton season begins on October 1. He said, only surplus cotton should be allowed for export so that the prices of cotton and yarn remain stable. The domestic textile and apparel industry was expected to consume about 300 lakh bales of cotton. If cotton prices fall below the minimum support price, the Cotton Corporation of India should take steps to buy cotton from farmers. He said that the government should monitor the sale of cotton by the corporation to the industry.

Tamil Nadu: Farmers in Karaikal say pest attack on cotton crop is affecting yield and quality.Pest attack on the cotton crop as a result of summer rains has affected the production and quality of the product this year, cotton farmers in Karaikal said, and demanded that the Puducherry government expedite insurance for yield loss. Pest attacks have added to the woes of farmers due to poor prices for private procurement of cotton.“Sucking pests like mealybugs (‘maavu poochi’) and aphids (‘aswini poochi’) have affected the quantity and quality of our produce. The fall in demand has already affected prices, and with the decline in quality Because prices have come down to Rs 50 per kg. We request to expedite insurance to cover our losses,'' said farmer-representative BG Somu. According to the Puducherry agriculture department, this year Karaikal has around Cotton was cultivated on 1,200 hectares, double that of last year.A surplus in supply led to a reduction in demand, as the average selling price fell from Rs 90 to Rs 65.Due to unseasonal rains, the crops got attacked by pests during the tillering period. Noting that the pest is not uncommon this year, agriculture department officials assured that cotton was covered under the crop insurance scheme. A senior agriculture department official said, "We are regularly giving expert recommendations for pest control to farmers. Crop labor costs have gone up for farmers, while procurement rates have come down. This has resulted in loss of their profits." has increased."Representatives of Karaikal District Delta Farmers Welfare Association met Collector A Kulothungan on Thursday and urged him to provide insurance for the lost produce. “Crop insurance is pending for the past few years. The loan waiver announced by the government is yet to materialize, and pending old loans have put cultivation of the upcoming crop in question and made our cotton cultivation unviable We request the Puducherry government to settle the old loans and help us take new loans," said P Rajendhiran, president of the association.

"Sowing of cotton in Gujarat is the highest in 9 years, more than 26 lakh hectares!"Cotton sowing in Gujarat has broken the record of last eight years and farmers have sown the fiber crop in 26.64 lakh hectare (LH) so far this kharif season. This comes at a time when other major cotton growing states are showing a declining trend.Data released by the state agriculture directorate showed that till July 31, farmers in Gujarat, India's largest cotton producer, have completed cotton sowing in 26,64,565 hectares (ha). While this is the highest sowing area since 2015-16, when farmers sowed cotton in 27.21 lakh hectares, it is also the third highest sowing area for cotton in Gujarat in the last decade.In 2014-15, Gujarat recorded 28.83 lakh hours of cotton sowing, followed by 27.21 lakh hours in 2015-16. In fact, cotton sowing in Gujarat has crossed the 26 lakh hectare mark for the first time since 2019-20.The cotton acreage of 26.64 lakh hours is much higher than the 25.29 lakh hours recorded during kharif season of 2022-23 and 1.6 lakh hours more than the corresponding figure of last year. Overall, this is about 13 per cent higher than the cotton acreage of 23.60 lakh haunches in the last three years, the data shows.Meanwhile, according to the central government data, cotton acreage in the country stood at 116.75 lakh hours, which is 1.16 per cent lower than 117.91 lakh hours recorded in the same period last year.Apart from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana have registered an increase in cotton sowing area by 1.38 lakh hours, 0.44 lakh hours and 0.20 lakh hours respectively. However, Karnataka, Telangana, Punjab and Maharashtra registered a decline of 2.33 lakh hours, 1.21 lakh hours, 0.84 lakh hours and 0.33 lakh hours, respectively.The acreage of Gujarat is second only to Maharashtra at 40.58 lakh per hour. Till 28 July, sowing in Telangana was 16.48 lakh hours and the third highest in the country. Cotton sowing has been recorded in Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka at 7.28 lakh hours, 6.65 lakh hours, 6.30 lakh hours and 5.06 lakh hours respectively.Within Gujarat, Surendranagar has emerged as the largest cotton district with farmers sowing the crop in 3.85 lakh hours. It is followed by Amreli (3.65 lakh hours), Bhavnagar (2.59 lakh hours), Rajkot (2.44 lakh hours) and Morbi (2.19 lakh hours).Overall, the 11 districts of Saurashtra region have 19.03 lakh hectare cotton sowing area, which is more than 71 per cent of the state's total sowing area of 26.64 lakh hectare. As per the data, cotton has been sown for 2.92 lakh hours in eight districts of Central Gujarat, 2.32 lakh hours in six districts of North Gujarat, 1.65 lakh hours in seven districts of South Gujarat and 0.70 lakh hours in Kutch.Admitting that cotton prices are also a factor, Bhupat Metalia, executive committee member of the Gujarat Spinners Association, said: “Cotton prices were set to skyrocket in 2021-22. But that was an isolated incident and prices have stabilized at around Rs 8,000 per quintal in 2022-23, which is higher and more realistic than 2020-21."About a month ago, China resumed import of cotton yarn from India and this is likely to provide relief to cotton prices in India," he added.Metalia, who is also a cooperative leader, said that although groundnut can bring higher returns in absolute terms, sharecroppers hailing from tribal areas of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra complain about the laborious practice of harvesting groundnut and the land The owners agree to enter into contracts with the farmers. only if the latter would allow them to grow cotton. That is why the area under cotton is increasing, he said.

Pakistan Weekly Cotton Review: Despite steady rains, crop largely safeKarachi: The production of cotton was 14 lakh thirty thousand bales. Last week, the rate of cotton remained stable and the business was also satisfactory.Although the quality of cotton was affected by the rains, the crop remained safe. However, there is a complaint of pest attack on the standing crop. Pakistan's Towel Manufacturers Association Ali has expressed serious concern over billions of rupees stuck with FBR, which is causing huge problems for exporters.Cotton prices showed a mixed trend in the local cotton market last week. The price of cotton in the market was fixed according to the quality, as cotton has been affected due to rain. The rate of cotton varied from Rs 400 to Rs 500 per head according to the quality.Individual industrialists, especially those associated with the textile sector, have strongly opposed the exorbitant increase in electricity tariffs, terming the move as disastrous for trade and industry.It is being indicated that further increase in the price of gas will lead to closure of more industries, due to which other industries especially the textile industry will have to face serious difficulties. This will also have a negative impact on the rate of cotton.The rate of cotton in Sindh ranged between Rs 17,400 to Rs 17,800 per head depending on the quality. The rate of foot was between Rs 6800 to 7800 per 40 kg. In Punjab, cotton rates ranged from Rs 17,900 to Rs 18,400 per head and cottonseeds ranged from Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,500 per 40 kg. Cotton rates in Balochistan ranged between Rs 17,600 and Rs 17,800 per head, while futi rates ranged between Rs 7,000 and Rs 8,000 per 40 kg. The prices of cottonseed, khal and oil remained stable.The spot rate committee of the Karachi Cotton Association kept the cotton rate unchanged at Rs 17,935 per head.Naseem Usman, President of Karachi Cotton Brokers Forum, has said that the rate of cotton in the international cotton markets has remained stable. A slight increase was seen in the futures trading rate of New York cotton.As per the USDA's weekly export and sales report, the sales for the year 2022-23 stood at 9,900 bales. Japan topped the list by purchasing 1100 bales. Honduras came second with 500 bales. Vietnam was third with 400 bales. 33,900 bales were sold for the year 2023-24. China topped the list by buying 18,300 bales. Mexico came second by buying 17,200 bales. Turkey bought 9,600 bales and ranked third.Seed cotton equivalent to more than 1.4 million (1,428,638) bales has reached ginning factories across Pakistan by August 1, 2023, with Sindh recording a major contribution of over one million bales, the initial picking and its Sanghar district alone attracts more than half. Total arrivals till date.According to a fortnightly report by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association (PCGA) released to the media, ginning factories in Punjab recorded 388,568 bales of cotton arrivals, while ginneries in Sindh registered over one million (1,040,070) bales, Which includes 721,149 bales in Sanghar district alone. , In Balochistan, arrivals were recorded at 41,100 bales.Out of the total arrivals, seed cotton converted in bales was recorded at 1.3 million (1,327,847) bales, including 955,278 bales in Sindh and 372,569 bales in Punjab.Cotton arrivals at ginning factories have been affected in the last fortnight due to monsoon and Ashura holidays. It is expected that the arrival of cotton will increase in the coming days.He further added that often exporters face various issues in filing their monthly sales tax returns and they face unnecessary delays in filing their monthly returns, also, the claim amount of exporters is deferred by the system. Are being given. This is causing trouble for exporters as billions of rupees are already stranded with FBRs of five zero-rated sectors. This dire situation is one of the main reasons for the decline in our exports.Exporters from this country are not interested in paying sales tax to Pakistan government and then begging for refund, which is exporter's own money. For refund of GST amount, they are wasting their own resources, lots of paperwork, heavy investment on equipment etc. Their money stuck for several months creates a financial crisis and they are paying high interest rates to banks for borrowing.

Rupee opens 12 paise stronger against dollarThe rupee opened strongly against the dollar today. Today, the rupee opened at a level of Rs 82.72 against the dollar with a strength of 12 paise. On the other hand, on Friday, the rupee closed at a level of Rs 82.84 with a weakness of 12 paise against the dollar.Stock market rises, Sensex opens up by 144 pointsToday the stock market opened with a boom. Today, the BSE Sensex opened at a level of 65865.27 points with a gain of about 144.02 points. On the other hand, the NSE's Nifty opened at a level of 19558.50 points with a gain of 41.50 points. A total of 2,113 companies opened for trading on BSE today.

Rupee weakens by 12 paise against dollarThis evening, the rupee closed at a level of 82.84 against the dollar with a weakness of 12 paise.Sensex up 480 pointsToday the stock market closed with a boom.Today, where the Sensex closed at a level of 65721.25 points with a gain of about 480.57 points.On the other hand, the Nifty closed at the level of 19517.00 points with a gain of 135.30 points.

Indian cotton industry, trade want government to do away with quality orderWith the Cotton Bales (Quality Control) Order coming into force from August 28, 2023, textile organizations and trade associations have started approaching the Ministry of Textiles to defer the implementation to a later date.The order, known as the Cotton QCO (Quality Control Order), was notified by the Union Ministry of Textiles on February 28, which said it would come into force 180 days after its publication in the gazette. This applies to processed cotton (counted) and unprocessed or raw cotton (cotton).The order laid down certain norms for the numbered cotton bales as well as the requirements for the materials used for packing the bales.The QCO specifies that cotton bales should have a moisture content of 8 per cent. In this, ginning mills are required to test at least 5 percent of the bales, while the waste content in the bales should not exceed 3 percent.According to K Venkatachalam, chief advisor to the Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA), the QCO will apply to imported cotton as well and this could cause some "trouble".“The signing of contracts for the import of cotton needs to be done very carefully,” he told BusinessLine.TASMA President AP Appukutty, in a memorandum to Commerce and Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal, sought to defer the implementation of the QCO until a consensus is reached among all stakeholders in domestic and imported cotton.He urged the minister to issue a specific order to exempt imports from this order as it would be re-exported by adding value in the form of quality yarn.Appukutty said several members of TASMA have tied up with foreign shippers from countries like Australia, the US and West Africa to import cotton and these will reach Indian ports in the first or second week of September.Besides, countries abroad have their own standards and it may be difficult for shippers to meet the standards, he added.effect of weather on humidityOn Wednesday, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) wrote to Commerce and Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to defer the implementation of QCO for "minimum one or two years".CAI President Atul Ganatra told Goyal that ginners would find it difficult to ensure 8 per cent moisture in cotton bales. This is because during October-December the moisture level in lint (processed cotton) will be 10-12 per cent, while in cotton (raw cotton) it will be 15-25 per cent.The CAI President said that ginners are required to test 5 per cent of the bales but they lack adequate infrastructure for the same. Referring to the maximum limit of garbage content, he said that cotton from Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana has more than 4 per cent garbage.Issue taken up with BISSimilarly, considering the basic characteristics of the variety, the waste content in V-797 cotton is 12-15%. “Cotton is a natural product and hence, standardization of cotton parameters is extremely difficult to achieve,” Ganatra said.He said the issue has also been taken up with the Bureau of Indian Standards and urged Goyal to hold discussions with his union.On the other hand, the Karnataka Cotton Association (KCA) has written to JK Gupta, Scientist-E and Head (Textiles) at BIS, seeking a meeting between the Ministry of Textiles and ginners to clear and clarify "all confusion" around QCO. is of. ,   Association president Shantilal M Ostwal said the implementation of QCO should be postponed till proper testing infrastructure is available as there are only a few laboratories which are accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).'Implementation in APMC Yard'He said that the ginning industry is ready to follow all the prescribed packaging requirements, but it is mandatory to implement the norms in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yards from where the cotton is first procured.Such an approach would ensure that the moisture level does not affect the quality parameters of the cotton. Ostaval said, "...it may not always be possible to achieve certain parameters due to inherent variations in raw materials."The KCA president said that setting up a single and monopoly laboratory could lead to controversy. Therefore, sellers and buyers should mutually agree on the use of such laboratories and "refuse to resolve disputes to prevent disruptions in business operations".He added that in the event of any ambiguity or uncertainty in the system, Jining Sector will be prepared to halt operations until all issues are clarified and resolved.

Pakistan: Stable trend in cotton marketLAHORE: The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Thursday kept the cotton spot rate unchanged at Rs 17,935 per maund for the second day in a row on Thursday as trade remained steady and volumes satisfactory.Talking about cotton trading analyst Naseem Usman said that the rates of cotton and footy from Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan have also remained almost the same.He said that till now the total arrival is about 1428 lakh bales. He was happy to note that the rainwater did not cause any significant damage to the cotton crop and that Pakistan would be able to produce more than 10 million bales if there were no floods or heavy rains.He said that at present the biggest issue is the moisture in the cotton crop and the millers have to compromise with it as it is a natural phenomenon. He said that all the parameters of the cotton crop are good and it is expected that the quality will improve with each passing day. He said there is no reason to see a slowdown as there will be political pressure to support price of Rs 8,500 per head, due to which the quality market will remain around Rs 17,500 to 18,500 per head.Naseem Usman also cited a statement by Dr Zahid Mehmood, Cotton Commissioner, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, that Pakistan will achieve the target of 12.65 million bales this year as the weather is favorable for cotton.Meanwhile, Mirpur Khas 200 bales was traded at Rs 17,600 per head, Rohri 200 bales at Rs 17,875 per head, Daur 200 bales at Rs 17,800 per head and Sarhari 200 bales at Rs 17,850 per head. knots.While 2800 bales from Tando Adam, 2200 bales from Shahdadpur and 2000 bales from Sanghar were priced at Rs 17,600 to Rs 17,700 per head. 800 bales were traded at Rs.18,500 per head from Ahmedpur East.From Punjab, Chichavatni in 2600 bales was traded at Rs.17,900-18,300 per head and Mamo Kanjan in 600 bales and Miyan Chunnu in 500 bales at Rs.18,100-18,200 per head. From Vehari, 800 bales traded at Rs.18,250 to Rs.18,300 per head. 200 bales from Mongi Bangla and 200 bales from Murid Wala were traded at Rs.18,150 per head and another 400 bales from Sumandari at Rs.17,900 per head.

Rupee falls against dollar, breaks 2 paiseRupee opened weak against the dollar today. Today, the rupee opened at a level of Rs 82.74 against the dollar with a weakness of 2 paise. On the other hand, on Thursday, the rupee closed at a level of Rs 82.72 against the dollar with a weakness of 14 paise.Sensex rises 328 points, Nifty reaches 19,490.30Domestic stock markets surged in the opening session on Friday amid mixed global cues. Except India VIX, all broad market indices opened in green, and except for healthcare index, all sectoral indices also opened the session positive.The BSE benchmark Sensex rose 213.88 points, or 0.33 percent, to 65,454.56, while the NSE Nifty 50 jumped 75.35 points, or 0.39 percent, to 19,457.