According to the estimates of Cotton Association of India, CAI, the production of cotton in the states of North India in the crop season 2023-24 will be 3.50 lakh bales in Punjab, 13.50 lakh bales in Haryana, 15 lakh bales in Upper Rajasthan and 14 lakh bales in Lower Rajasthan. Overall the total is estimated to be 46 lakh bales. According to CAI, the total production in the current crop season in the Central Indian states of Gujarat is estimated at 185 lakh bales, including 87 lakh bales in Maharashtra, 80 lakh bales in Maharashtra and 18 lakh bales in Madhya Pradesh. In the states of South India, the total cotton production in the current crop season is estimated to be 73 lakh bales including 34 lakh bales in Telangana, 12.50 lakh bales in Andhra Pradesh, 20 lakh bales in Karnataka and 6.50 lakh bales in Tamil Nadu. In the current Kharif season, production of cotton is estimated at 3.70 lakh bales in Odisha and 2 lakh bales in other states. According to CAI, the outstanding stock of cotton as on October 1, 2023 was 28.90 lakh bales, while the production is estimated at 309.70 lakh bales. About 20.40 lakh bales of cotton are expected to be imported in the current season. In such a situation, the total availability will be 359 lakh bales. The total domestic consumption of cotton in the current crop season is estimated to be 317 lakh bales, while 22 lakh bales are expected to be exported during this period. From October 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, 226.82 lakh bales of cotton have arrived in the markets across the country, while four lakh bales have been imported during this period. Recently, due to the rise in the prices of cotton in the world market, there has been an increase in the export deals of cotton, and by 29 February 2024, the export shipment of about 15 lakh bales of cotton has been done and the total export in the current season is expected to be about 22 lakh bales. is estimated. Cotton Corporation of India, CCI and Maharashtra Federation, MNCs and ginners and traders as well as exporters have a stock of about 65.22 lakh bales of cotton as on 29 February 2024. According to the second advance estimate of the Union Agriculture Ministry, cotton production in the country during the crop season 2023-24 is estimated to be 323.11 lakh bales, one bale - 170 kg.