Government Procurement of Cotton Exceeds 104 Lakh Bales

13-Mar-2026 10:57 AM

New Delhi. The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)—an agency under the Union Ministry of Textiles—has procured over 104 lakh bales of cotton from farmers so far during the current marketing season of 2025-26 (October–September).

This figure represents an increase of approximately 4 percent compared to the total procurement of 100.16 lakh bales recorded during the entire previous season. This cotton procurement was carried out from farmers in major producing states at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). It is pertinent to note that each bale of cotton weighs 170 kilograms.

According to the CMD of the Cotton Corporation of India, the highest volume of cotton procurement during the current marketing season took place in Telangana, followed by Maharashtra and Gujarat.

As per the CMD, 104.01 lakh bales of cotton have already been procured during the ongoing marketing season, and the procurement phase is now drawing to a close. Cotton procurement will continue until March 13, 2026, and will cease effective March 14.

Conversely, the Corporation has also sold 17.50 lakh bales of cotton from its existing stock so far this year, and the sales process is set to continue further. According to available data, government procurement during the current season amounted to 31.70 lakh bales in Telangana, 27.23 lakh bales in Maharashtra,

19.96 lakh bales in Gujarat, and 7.01 lakh bales in Karnataka; the remaining procurement was conducted in states such as Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Odisha.