MUMBAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - India's cotton export in the first four months of 2009/10 jumped by 245 percent to 2.79 million bales, data on textile ministry's website showed.
In Oct-Jan the country shipped 2.79 million bales, compared to 809,969 bales a year ago, data showed.
India's cotton exports are expected to jump by 57 percent to 5.5 million bales in 2009/10, A.B. Joshi, textile commissioner and chairman of Cotton Advisory Board (CAB), said in November.
(1 bale=170 kg)
Source : REUTERS