Despite the CCI announcing a 7% hike in the MSP this year, with rates set as Rs 7,121 per quintal for medium staple cotton and Rs 7,521 per quintal for long staple cotton, farmers are facing major challenges in marketing their produce
The cotton would reach the procurement centres from the first week of November and the officials should ensure that farmers do not face any problem, Bhupalpally Collector Rahul Sharma said
Collector Muzammil Khan directs officials to prepare for the 2024-25 procurement season and make arrangements based on the mandal-wise arrival of the agricultural produce to the markets.
Adilabad Collector PS Rahul Raj requested the farmers to bring the produce by drying it to get higher prices. He added that arrangements were made for smooth procurement
Collector Sikta Patnaik instructed officials concerned to make elaborate arrangements for smooth procurement of cotton produce of this agriculture season.
Adilabad: Adilabad Collector Sikta Patnaik said cotton procurement from farmers will begin from October 20. She convened a meeting with growers, farmer leaders, traders, officials of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) officials here on Tuesday. She was joined by MLAs Jogu Ramanna and Bapu Rao. Sikta stated the minimum support price fixed by the government […]
District Collector MV Reddy held a video-conference with the DRDA, DCO, marketing, GCC and civil supplies department officials and said the special officers will have to look after the smooth procurement of cotton.
He added that the cotton was grown in an area of 7,58,560 acres in the combined Warangal district and they were expecting 6,25,285 metric tonnes (MT) of cotton arrivals.
District Collector D Krishna Bhaskar discussed about arrangements to be made for smooth procurement of crop with committee members and ginning mill owners.