Telengana : Robust Cotton Crop Anticipated In Adilabad
By yash chouhan 2025-08-05 11:02:05
Telangana: Good yield expected from cotton crop in Adilabad
Adilabad : A robust cotton crop is anticipated this season in Adilabad district, thanks to timely rains and full seed germination. Farmers are currently busy weeding their fields. The agriculture department expects high yields under these favourable weather conditions. The Central government has raised the minimum support price (MSP) for cotton to ₹8,110 per quintal, up from last year’s ₹7,521. Farmers are hopeful of strong returns, though private traders typically set purchase prices; the Cotton Corporation of India intervenes only if market rates fall below the MSP.
District agriculture officer Sridhar Swamy reported that 4.40 lakh acres were sown with cotton this kharif. While initial urea shortages delayed fertiliser application for some, supplies arrived in time to support healthy plant growth.
Recent heavy rains have spurred significant weed growth, and farmers have hired laborers for weeding operations. Local grower Dayakar Patel noted that farmers who followed departmental sowing guidelines are likely to see the best outcomes. Although full germination occurred, a few farmers plan second sowings due to earlier urea delays. In July, Adilabad police seized 150 bags (67.5 quintals) of urea, worth ₹3 lakh, being smuggled to Maharashtra from Bela mandal. Meanwhile, flood inundation along the Penganga River caused less crop damage in Jainad and Bela mandals this year than in the previous monsoon.
