Weekly Cotton Review: New crop season brings mixed price trends

Pakistan’s cotton sector is navigating a turbulent period as the new crop season brings mixed price trends, tightening supplies, and record-low cultivation figures that have collectively raised alarm across the textile industry. The overall trading activity in seed cotton has once again become restricted due to declining supply, compounding the challenges already facing one of the country’s most vital agricultural commodities. On the international front, New York cotton futures have been registering a sustained and significant downward trend, sending ripple effects through domestic markets and further dampening trader sentiment. The persistent weakness in global futures pricing has added another layer of uncertainty for local stakeholders who are already grappling with domestic supply pressures.