For the first time in the country’s history, about 50 percent of the ginning factories in the cotton belt of Punjab have become inactive due to non-sale of cotton.

According to Express News, this is the first time in the 78-year history of Pakistan that 50 percent of the factories in the cotton belt of Punjab have closed or become inactive due to non-sale of cotton.

Due to this crisis in the cotton ginning sector, the trend of decreasing cotton prices in the cotton markets of Punjab has continued, while due to the forecast of more rains in Punjab and Sindh this week, cotton harvesting and harvesting have been carried out, while there are concerns that the quality of the cotton bolls will also be further affected.

Chairman Cotton Ginners Forum Ehsan-ul-Haq told Express that due to the rains in most cotton zones of Punjab in the past few years, the quality of the cotton produced has been affected, due to the decrease in its sales, and due to the increase in unsold stocks of cotton in the factories, the cotton ginners have decided not to keep their ginning factories active.

He said that the continuous decline in the value of the........

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