Call to Restrict Cotton Supply Exclusively to Spinning Mills

13-Apr-2026 01:58 PM

Coimbatore: During the January-to-March quarter of this year, traders procured 3.25 million bales of cotton—a figure significantly higher than the 1.8 million bales purchased by spinning mills.

Ultimately, these very traders will resell the majority of their cotton stock to spinning units, albeit at a slightly higher price.

In light of this, the South India Spinners Association has urged the government agency—the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)—to restrict the sale of its cotton stock to spinning units rather than to traders, in order to ensure operational continuity within the spinning sector and the textile industry as a whole.

The Association notes that the financial burden on spinning mills is steadily increasing due to rising raw material prices and growing operational challenges. The price of cotton, which stood at ₹52,000 per candy (356 kg) on ​​March 1, surged by ₹11,000 to reach ₹63,000 per candy by April 6.