KAPAS OverviewShankar Kapas is majorly grown in Gujarat followed by Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. It is a 4-month long crop with a 2-month sowing window, around June-July. Thus the arrival of the crop is typically seen during October. The seed extracted from such variety is crushed to extract oil and the by-product which is left after crushing is Cottonseed oil cake generally used as cattle feed. Typically raw cotton contains 35% Fiber and 65% seed by weight. Raw cotton is measured and stored in units of maunds (20 kg) bag each. Uses of Kapas Lint obtained from Kapas is majorly used for manufacturing of yarn and for export purposeDemand of Kapas is gradually increasing with the increase in textile industry and importers of cotton from India.On the other hand seed obtained from Kapas goes for crushing which in turn produces cotton seed oil cake and cotton oil. Factors influencing the price Weather condition in cotton producing areas especially at sowing, flowering and harvesting stageDemand of lint from textile industryDemand for Cotton seed from crushing industryDemand for Cotton Seed Oil Cake from farmers, dairy and feed industryPrice movement in Cotton bales & Cotton seedInternational production of Cotton. Buy option