Maharashtra: CCI purchased 7.24 lakh quintals of cotton.
By yash chouhan 2026-01-05 13:25:21
Maharashtra: CCI Cotton Procurement: CCI purchases 7.24 lakh quintals of cotton
Parbhani : This year, cotton prices are low in the open market. Because of this, farmers in Parbhani and Hingoli districts are selling their cotton at the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) guaranteed price centers. As of Friday (December 2nd), 7,24,996 quintals of cotton have been purchased at 14 CCI centers in Parbhani and Hingoli districts. Private traders have purchased 2,46,814 quintals. Together, CCI and private traders have purchased a total of 9,71,810 quintals of cotton in these two districts.
85,520 farmers from both districts have registered through the Cotton Farmer Mobile App to sell their cotton at guaranteed prices at CCI procurement centers. Of these, 46,881 farmers have been verified and given permission to bring their cotton for sale.
8.84 lakh quintals of cotton purchased in Parbhani district
In Parbhani district, CCI and private traders together purchased a total of 8,84,507 quintals of cotton. 72,166 farmers under 10 Agricultural Produce Market Committees in Parbhani, Bori, Jintur, Selu, Pathri, Sonpeth, Gangakhed, Palam, and Tadkalas have registered to sell cotton at CCI centers, of which 41,539 farmers have been verified and given permission to sell their cotton at the centers.
6,42,674 quintals of cotton were purchased at 33 ginning factories in the district, with prices ranging from Rs. 7710 to Rs. 8060 per quintal. In Parbhani district, 241,833 quintals of cotton were purchased from private traders at a rate of Rs 6,700 to Rs 7,440 per quintal across 26 ginning factories under 10 Agricultural Produce Market Committees.
87,000 quintals purchased in Hingoli district
In Hingoli district, a total of 87,303 quintals of cotton were purchased by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and the private sector. 13,354 farmers registered to sell cotton at CCI centers under four Agricultural Produce Market Committees in Hingoli, Akhada Balapur, Vasmat, and Jalalpur. Of these, 5,342 farmers were verified and given permission to bring their cotton to the centers.
Under this market committee, 82,322 quintals of cotton were purchased at five ginning factories at a price ranging from Rs 7,712 to Rs 8,060 per quintal. In the private sector, 4,981 quintals of cotton were purchased at three ginning factories under two market committees in the district, at a price ranging from Rs 7,200 to Rs 7,400 per quintal, according to sources from the State Cooperative Cotton Producers Marketing Federation.
