Gujarat: Botad marketing yard sees an increase in cotton prices, and farmer income rises
Long queues of vehicles were seen today at Botad marketing yard to sell farmers' crops. With cotton prices at this yard being the highest compared to other marketing yards in Saurashtra, it has become the first choice of farmers. Farmers are getting the best prices for their produce here, which has increased the popularity of Botad marketing yard.
Botad: Saurashtra's largest cotton hub
Botad marketing yard is considered to be the largest cotton hub in Saurashtra. Not only Botad, but farmers from remote villages of Amreli, Surendranagar and Ahmedabad districts also come here to sell their cotton crop. Long queues of vehicles are seen since morning, due to which the arrival of cotton has increased here. A huge increase in the arrival of cotton has been seen in the last three days.
Cotton arrival and price rise in the last three days
Regular auction of cotton takes place daily at Botad yard. In the last three days, the arrival of cotton was 45 to 70 quintals, and the prices were recorded up to Rs 1600 per quintal. But today, 100 quintals of cotton were recorded, and the prices also rose. The minimum price of cotton per maund reached Rs 1160 and the maximum price reached Rs 1631. A total of more than 30 quintals of cotton yield was auctioned in the last three days.
Auction of other crops along with cotton
Along with cotton, various crops like wheat, millet, sorghum, groundnut, sesame, black sesame, cumin, gram, coriander, moong, tuvar and castor are also auctioned in Botad marketing yard. Due to this diversity, this yard remains a major trading center for farmers.
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