Maharashtra: CCI Cotton Procurement: CCI Procures Over 4.5 Lakh Quintals of Cotton
By jayesh chouhan 2025-12-23 11:36:10
Maharashtra: CCI Procures 4.5 Lakh Quintals of Cotton
Cotton procurement at Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) centers in Parbhani and Hingoli districts has crossed the 4 lakh quintal mark. As of Monday (22nd), 4,50,341 quintals of cotton had been procured at the 14 CCI centers in these two districts. In contrast, private buyers procured 1,95,523 quintals. CCI has procured more than double the amount procured by the private sector.
69,990 farmers from both districts have registered through the cotton farmer mobile app to sell their cotton at guaranteed prices at CCI centers. Of these, 30,479 farmers have been verified and approved to bring their cotton for sale.
In Parbhani district, 58,830 farmers have registered at 10 Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Parbhani, Bori, Jintur, Selu, Pathri, Sonpeth, Gangakhed, Palam, and Tadkalas. Of these, 26,082 farmers have been verified and approved to sell their cotton. Under these 10 APMCs, 3,83,980 quintals of cotton have been purchased at 29 ginning factories, with prices ranging from Rs. 7,710 to Rs. 8,060 per quintal.
In Hingoli district, 11,160 farmers have registered to sell cotton at CCI centers under 4 APMCs in Hingoli, Akhada Balapur, Vasmat, and Jalal Bazar. Of these, 4,397 farmers have been verified and approved to bring their cotton for sale. Under these market committees, 66,361 quintals of cotton were purchased from 5 ginning factories at a rate ranging from Rs. 7,712 to Rs. 8,060 per quintal.
Private traders purchased 1.76 lakh quintals of cotton.
In Parbhani district, 191,632 quintals of cotton were purchased from 25 ginning factories under 10 Agricultural Produce Market Committees, and in Hingoli district, 3,891 quintals of cotton were purchased from 3 ginning factories under 2 market committees at a rate of Rs. 6,700 to Rs. 7,200 per quintal. In Parbhani district, CCI and private traders together purchased a total of 575,612 quintals of cotton, while in Hingoli district, CCI and private traders together purchased a total of 70,252 quintals of cotton. Sources from the State Cotton Marketing Federation stated that in these two districts, CCI and private traders together purchased 645,864 quintals of cotton. Status of CCI cotton procurement in Parbhani district.
