Relief to farmers due to improvement in cotton purchase prices in Parbhani district
By yash chouhan 2026-04-07 11:36:57
Improvement in cotton purchase price in Parbhani district
Cotton prices in Parbhani district have seen an improvement in recent times. Private procurement rates in the major markets of Parbhani, Manawat and Selu have increased to an average of around Rs 8,500 per quintal and prices are now seen moving towards Rs 9,000 per quintal. This has provided relief to those farmers who had not sold their produce till now in the hope of better prices.
On April 4, the price of cotton in Parbhani Agricultural Produce Market Committee ranged between Rs 8,300 to Rs 8,660 per quintal. In Manawat mandi it was recorded between Rs 8,440 to 8,611 per quintal and in Selu mandi it was recorded between Rs 8,480 to 8,740 per quintal. It is estimated that about 20 percent of the farmers in the district still have cotton stock left.
At the beginning of the season (October-November 2025), private procurement rates were between Rs 7,000 to Rs 7,200 per quintal, while CCI procured at Rs 7,767 to Rs 8,060 per quintal. Private rates rose to Rs 8,400 in January, slowing CCI buying. Later, when the prices fell again to Rs 7,000, the farmers again turned to CCI.
Now for the last one week, prices are rising again, due to which there is an atmosphere of satisfaction among the farmers. FAQ grade cotton fetched prices of Rs 8,300 to Rs 8,660 per quintal (average Rs 8,545), while Fardad cotton was sold at Rs 7,200 to Rs 7,905 per quintal.
According to Ramesh Raut, a farmer of Mandakhali village, 20–25 percent of the farmers of the village still have cotton left. He told that for initial needs he had sold 25 quintals of cotton at Rs 7,850 per quintal, while he still has 50 quintals of stock, which he plans to sell when the price gets around Rs 9,000.
