14. GINNING OUT TURN (GOT):

14.1 Ginner is obsessed with GOT and even a small drop in GOT means great financial loss for the ginner. For example, if GOT was assumed at 33 percent and a production of 10 million bales, an increase of only one percent in GOT will mean an additional 0.030 million bales. Thus the price of 303030 bales is involved in the profit of the ginner with every increase of one percent.

14.2 Assuming a bale of 170 Kg. and MNH-93 spot rate of 04.08.1996 at Rs.2,464.00 per 40, Kgs. the price of 303030 bales worked out to be Rs.3401 million, IT IS NOW CRYSTAL CLEAR AS TO WHY GINNER IS SO OBSESSED WITH GOT.

14.3 To remove this obsession of GOT it is urged that the American system of custom ginning may be introduced and encouraged.

14.4 NON-LINTCONTENT. (NLC)

14.4.l There is very little 'improvement in ginning process in Pakistan ever since the first sawgin was installed. The non-lint content according to PCCC Quality Survey is given in Table 13.

Source: Quality Survey of Pakistan Cottons (G.F) PCCC, Karachi.

14.4.2 The non-lint content as detailed in Table 13 is schoking specially if compared with the non-lint content of American or even CIS cottons. NLC not only determines premium but also affects the efficiency of the opening process in a textile mill. Short blow-room is the rule these days and, therefore, cotton with less trash is preferred. Moreover, pre-cleaning process in a gin is comparatively gentler than the textile mill. Cleaner cotton therefore commands premium.

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