Sindh Records Higher Cotton Arrivals Than Punjab

Pakistan's cotton arrivals at factories surged 25 percent year over year to 1.11 million bales by August 15, 2026, with Sindh recording the highest rise, according to figures from Arif Habib Limited. By August 15, cotton arrivals had reached 1.114 million bales, up from 887,000 bales in the same period the previous year. Sindh accounted for 734,000 bales, a 42 percent increase from the prior year, while Punjab arrivals climbed 3 percent to 379,000 bales.

This upward trend follows cotton sowing covering 1.60 million hectares during the current fiscal year, meeting 74.3 percent of the government's target of 2.16 million hectares. However, the government aims for cotton production of 9.64 million bales for fiscal year 2026 to 27, a significant jump from the 7.05 million bales produced in fiscal year 2025 to 26.

To meet the new target, Pakistan must see a substantial recovery in cotton production, even as the latest arrivals fall short of the level recorded in August 2023 (2.12 million bales) and August 2024 (1.08 million bales).