KARACHI: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) on Saturday strongly opposed cotton imports from India, maintaining that the move would discourage local growers from sowing this cash crop.
Growers, ginners, spinners and cotton brokers are actively supporting the government’s decision of not allowing cotton imports from India despite the Economic Coordination Committee approval.
Talking to Dawn, PCGA Chairman Dr Jesu Mal said that if Indian cotton imports are allowed, growers will not go for sowing of cotton for this season. Cotton sowing has already begun in Sindh and will start soon in Punjab.
“Due to no research on cotton seeds, poor pesticides and high cost of fertilisers, cotton yield fell to nine maund per acre during the season ended with just 5.5 million bales almost one third of the production we achieved with 14.8m bales a few years ago,” he said.
Industry divided over cabinet’s decision to continue ban on Indian imports
Business
April 2, 2021
KARACHI: Businessmen and traders have shown mixed response to the cabinet’s rejection to the government proposal of cotton and sugar imports from India.
Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association rejected the cabinet decision for not importing cotton from India.
The association representatives Hanif Lakhany and Farhan Ashrafi said the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet allowed the import while the cabinet rejected it, which is not understandable.
The government should play serious role in economic issues, they said. The government should take efforts to provide raw material to the industry. If raw material is not available to the industry on economical rates, meeting the export orders would become difficult, they added.
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