Export of Cotton from India: Performance, Competitiveness, Destinations and Determinants Samuel Josily*, Basavaraj H.** *Scientist (Agricultural Economics), Section of Design and Analysis (SDA), Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad **Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad -580005 JEL Classification: F14, Q13, Q17, 018, 038 Online published on 16 September, 2014. Abstract The phenomenal growth of catton in India has led to production increase more than the domestic consumption making India emerge as the second largest exporter of cotton. The present study has analyzed the growth, the instability and determinants of cotton exports from India. The study also examined the exports of catton under the WTO regime. The analysis of composition of exports showed that India has been exporting Bengal desi and small staple type of catton for years and the export of lang and extra lang staple type has been increasing and is in demand from abroad with high value realisation. The growth in exports was higher in past -WTO period. The study also revealed that volume of international exports prices and domestic production were the factors determining the exports from India. The major destinations of India's cotton exports are China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Top Keywords Cotton, export, WTO, growth, instability, determinants. Top |