The all India kappas (seed cotton) arrivals have slipped down to approximately 50,000 bales per day. The demand for Yarn is very poor at the moment and yarn payments in the domestic market have been affected badly.
Yarn Export demands too are dropping drastically. Cotton prices are coming down in reflection to this situation.CCI has announced its price list and has also placed 25000 bales for E-auction but only 1000 bales have been bidded for by the mills.
Nearly 20,000 bales have been tendered with CCI by Guntur based mills and a few mills from other parts of India as per CCI price list
PUNJAB, HARYANA AND RAJASTHAN:
Daily kappas arrivals are approximately 2500 bales and there is good demand from local mills in this region. There were a few showers in some parts. Prices quoted for J-34 r/g in Punjab is Rs.4115/- per maund spot while in Haryana and in Rajasthan J-34 r/g is quoted at Rs.4015/- per maund spot. Bengal Desi s/g was priced at Rs.3700/- per maund spot.
GUJARAT:
There was a good spell of 4 inches rain which spelt disaster to the standing crops of Red chilly and Jeera in Saurashtra region. This has been followed by severely hot climate at the moment in Gujarat. Daily kappas arrivals are around 20,000 bales in this region and prices quoted for good S-6 cotton is Rs.38,000/- Spot per candy while low quality of 26mm is quoted at Rs.36,500/-Spot per candy.V-797 r/g of good quality is priced at Rs.27,000/-Spot per candy.
For the past two weeks, the prices of both S.6 and V.797, moved in a wider range, with slackness in demand witnessed due to depressed Yarn market and subdued Export demand. Occasional spurt in rates witnessed in S.6, due to hand to mouth covering from Domestic mills. Price behavior range - V.797 - Rs. 27,000 to Rs. 28,500 (Spot rates per Candy) S.6 (29mm) - Rs.37, 800 to Rs.38, 500 spot per candy.
During middle of the Fortnight, Exporters were reselling S.6 at Rs.37, 500 per candy spot. On 17.4.13, CAB meeting projected a Crop Estimation of 87 Lakh bales. Most of the Ginners in Sourashtra are holding stocks due to disparity, expecting prices to improve during the onset of SouthWest Monsoon.
MAHARASHTRA:
Weather has been quite clear and market remained vibrant with good buying from mills from this region. Good quality 29mm bunny was sold at Rs.37,500/- Spot per candy while low micronaire cotton was sold at Rs.34,500/-Spot per candy.
MADHYA PRADESH:
Kappas arrivals have dropped down drastically here and good quality 29mm Bunny was quoted at Rs.37500/-Spot per candy while low micronaire cotton was Rs.36,800/-Spot per candy and Dch-32 was quoted at Rs.47500/-Spot per candy for average quality and Rs.49,500/-Spot per candy was quoted for good quality.
In M.P daily arrivals were reported from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, predominantly MECH.1 cotton. Spot rates were ruling from Rs.38,800 to Rs.39,000 per Candy for 30mm MECH.1 with 3.7+ Mic and to 7,000 bales of cream about 6000 lying unsold with Ginners in MP In M.P, during the fortnight market was ruling stagnant with slow activity and selective buying from Domestic Mills, due to quality variation observed quality DCH.32, is still from Rs.49,000 to 49,500 per candy for 34mm + DCH.32 quality. As per ginners report in MECH.1, especially Micronaire.
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Good quality stock lots of Bunny 29mm in Adilabad was quoted at Rs.37,000/-Spot per candy. While in Warangal good quality of 30mm was quoted at Rs.37,500/- Spot per candy . In Guntur average quality 31mm was quoted at Rs.38,000/-Spot and Good quality stock lots were priced at Rs.39,500/-Spot per candy.
KARNATAKA:
Average quality 28mm current arrivals were sold at Rs.38,000/-Spot per candy while current arrivals of 29mm was sold at Rs.38,500/-Spot per candy and good stock lots of 30mm were quoted at Rs.39,500/ -Spot per candy. Dch-32 is available with handful of the ginners and they are quoting Rs.49,500/- Spot per candy. Prices quoted for Jayadhar was Rs.31,000 Spot per candy.
TAMILNADU:
Good quality 29mm Surabhi cotton was sold at Rs.40,000/- Spot per candy and DCH-32 Rs.50,000/ - Spot per candy for Surabhi mixed quality while for Good quality of 35mm Rs.52,000/- Spot per candy was quoted. Cotton arriving in Paramakudi is good as arrivals here have just picked up compared to areas surrounding Salem where cotton have been arriving for the last 2 months.
INTERNATIONAL:
The New York Futures market seems to be stabilizing at around 85 cents per lbs. This is due to the financial tightness worldwide and falls in various commodity markets like Gold, Crude, etc.
