CCI cotton procurement 50 lakh bales at MSP till now
By jayesh chouhan 2025-12-25 11:30:33
CCI Procures 50 Lakh Cotton Bales at MSP
The state-run Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has procured about 50 lakh bales of the natural fibre crop at minimum support price (MSP ) in the current 2025-26 season till now. The MSP purchases so far this season are higher by about 60 per cent over the 31 lakh bales purchased till mid-December last year.
We have procured about 50 lakh bales out of the arrivals of 118 lakh bales. The daily procurement is now more than 2 lakh bales,” said Lalit Kumar Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, CCI.
As per CCI, the progressive purchase of raw cotton till December 19 was 230.23 lakh quintals valued at ₹18,238 crore. The bulk of these purchases has been made in Telangana and Maharashtra. In Telangana, about 93.87 lakh quintals of cotton, valued at ₹7,445 crore, have been purchased, while in Maharashtra CCI has purchased about 47.69 lakh quintals valued at ₹3,779 crore.
In Karnataka, 21.49 lakh quintals of cotton valued at ₹1,708 crore has been procured by CCI, while in Gujarat the purchased quantity stood at 19.23 lakh quintals valued at ₹1,546 crore. In Andhra, the procured quantity is valued at ₹972 crore, while in Rajasthan it was ₹848 crore, so far. In Haryana, the CCI has purchased cotton valued at ₹484 crore, while in Odisha it was ₹315 crore and Punjab ₹103 crore, as per the data on CCI website.
CCI’s market intervention has lent stability to the cotton prices, which have firmed up from the levels at the start of the season, but are still below the MSP. The Centre has announced a MSP of ₹7,710 per quintal for the medium staple cotton and₹8,110 for the long staple cotton for the 2025-26 season.
Quality raw cotton prices, which were hovering around ₹7,200-7,300 per quintal at the start of the season, are now hovering around ₹7,800 levels in the private trade at Raichur, Karnataka,” said Ramanuj Das Boob, a sourcing agent. Similarly, the pressed cotton prices have moved up by ₹2,000-2,500 per candy (356 kg) to around the ₹54,000 level. Farmers are preferring to sell to CCI as they are offering a higher prices compared to the market price, he said.
Lower acreage coupled with adverse climate has shrunk the cotton crop this year. Also the excess and unseasonal rains have impacted the quality across almost all growingStates. As per the first advance estimates of the Agriculture Ministry, cotton crop for 2025-26 is projected slightly lower at 292.15 lakh bales of 170 kg each over previous year’s 297.24 lakh bales. Cotton imports are currently duty free till the end of this year.
