Many cotton farmers have suffered losses due to untimely rains and foggy weather in the erstwhile Adilabad district during the last two days. The cotton crop standing in the fields has become drenched. There is a possibility of the bolls turning black. There will not be much demand for such high moisture cotton in the market.
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) gives an MSP of Rs 7,020 per quintal for cotton with moisture content less than eight percent. As the moisture content increases, the price of cotton starts decreasing.
Incidentally, cotton harvesting has been delayed due to labor shortage. Most of the workers preferred to go to public meetings, party rallies and election campaigns and get paid rather than work and get paid.
Sudeep of Gon village of Bhimpur mandal said that his standing cotton crop has got drenched in the rain. This will cause huge loss to him
Apart from this, many cotton farmers are worried that if the same weather conditions continue for a few more days, then the wet cotton as well as the red gram crop sown by them will be attacked by possible pests.
Some farmers have picked up their cotton seeds and are drying them in their homes. Many people are waiting for the sun to rise when the weather conditions improve.
Suresh Kumar of Jannaram in Mancherial district said that he has suffered loss as he could not get his stacked cotton removed in the last 15 days due to shortage of agricultural labourers.
Due to rain in the last two days in the erstwhile Adilabad district, the standing crop of cotton as well as red gram has been damaged.
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