Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Cotton Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade, Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 240

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

## COTTON PRODUCTION

240. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:

SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH:

SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ िष एवं िकसान क̵  याण मंũी be pleased to state;

- (a) the leading state in production of cotton in the country and its total production by various  states  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise  including  various  districts  of Maharashtra;
- (b) whether it is true that in 2023 Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) had eleven lakh cotton balls, if so, the current status of the same and the reasons for not exporting the same;
- (c) whether  any  decision  has  been  taken  for  exporting  the  cotton  after  it's consumption in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has imported cotton from various countries during the last  three  yeas  and  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor particularly from Australia and Brazil;
- (e) whether cotton is being imported by local traders to control the price of cotton and the price of cotton to farmers;
- (f) whether any incentive scheme has been devised for the cotton growing farmers of the country, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to provide fair price of cotton to them; and
- (g) whether  there  is  any  special  provision  to  compensate  the  cotton  the  cotton growing farmers of Amravati and Yavatmal districts against difference in the rate of cotton, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): The  details  of  State-wise  production  of  Cotton  in  the  country  and  the district-wise production of Cotton in the State of Maharashtra during last three years are given at  Annexure - I & II. Further,  during 2023-24,  32.84 lakh  bales  of cotton  were procured by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) under MSP operations.  Out of this 32.84 lakh bales, 31.80 lakh bales have been sold up till 27 th  January 2025. Due to better price realisation in domestic sales and no price parity in exports, there was no offtake in export market.  Currently,  there  are  no  restrictions  on  exports  of  Cotton  from  India,  and  the Government  of  India,  does  not  import  Cotton.  However,  local  traders  import  cotton independently, and there is no mandate from Government of India to do so and control the prices.

(f) & (g): Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton provides a safety net for farmers as they are assured of getting at least Minimum Support Price for their produce. MSP is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) every year based  on  the  formula  of  1.5  times  of  cost  of  production  (A2+FL)  so  as  to  ensure reasonably fair remuneration i.e. at least 50% over cost of production to farmers. The details of minimum support price for cotton during last three years is given as under:

| Cotton        |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   Rs. per quintal 2023-24 |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
| Medium Staple |      5726 |      6080 |                      6620 |
| Long Staple   |      6025 |      6380 |                      7020 |

The  above  figures  also  provide  information  that  this  MSP  has  been  steadily increasing over the years.

Further, to provide the benefits of MSP scheme and ensure reasonable prices to the cotton farmers, CCI has opened 507 procurement centres in 152 districts of 12 cotton growing States including 9 procurement centres in Amravati District and 15 procurement centres in Yavatmal District in the state of Maharashtra.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 240 due for reply on 04.02.2025

## State-wise Production of Cotton from 2021-22 to 2023-24

| States         | Production in Thousand bales (170 kgs. Each)   | Production in Thousand bales (170 kgs. Each)   | Production in Thousand bales (170 kgs. Each)   |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                | 2021-22                                        | 2022-23                                        | 2023-24                                        |
| Gujarat        | 7509.34                                        | 8795.33                                        | 9056.99                                        |
| Maharashtra    | 8249.24                                        | 8315.67                                        | 8045.49                                        |
| Telangana      | 4878.06                                        | 5744.62                                        | 5079.71                                        |
| Rajasthan      | 2480.99                                        | 2774.47                                        | 2621.66                                        |
| Karnataka      | 1954.60                                        | 2567.88                                        | 2058.55                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1419.76                                        | 1433.25                                        | 1801.06                                        |
| Haryana        | 1316.06                                        | 1000.50                                        | 1508.76                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1707.62                                        | 1540.52                                        | 737.26                                         |
| Odisha         | 625.91                                         | 704.92                                         | 704.92                                         |
| Punjab         | 645.99                                         | 443.63                                         | 628.82                                         |
| Tamil Nadu     | 301.91                                         | 319.02                                         | 251.83                                         |
| Others         | 28.11                                          | 20.38                                          | 26.97                                          |
| All India      | 31117.59                                       | 33660.19                                       | 32522.02                                       |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 240 due for reply on 04.02.2025

## District-wise Production of Cotton in the State of Maharashtra

| District   | Production in Thousand Bales (170 kgs. Each)   | Production in Thousand Bales (170 kgs. Each)   | Production in Thousand Bales (170 kgs. Each)   |
|------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| District   | 2021 - 2022                                    | 2022 - 2023                                    | 2023-24                                        |
| Ahmednagar | 277.40                                         | 255.06                                         | 139.09                                         |
| Akola      | 305.60                                         | 362.49                                         | 330.05                                         |
| Amravati   | 618.90                                         | 387.48                                         | 857.24                                         |
| Aurangabad | 498.70                                         | 452.63                                         | 399.82                                         |
| Beed       | 438.90                                         | 475.71                                         | 471.99                                         |
| Bhandara   | 1.20                                           | 1.18                                           | 1.30                                           |
| Buldhana   | 547.30                                         | 542.52                                         | 469.93                                         |
| Chandrapur | 351.20                                         | 442.49                                         | 376.54                                         |
| Dhule      | 295.90                                         | 545.99                                         | 342.89                                         |
| Gadchiroli | 17.10                                          | 16.61                                          | 35.05                                          |
| Hingoli    | 78.70                                          | 78.22                                          | 61.62                                          |
| Jalgaon    | 731.20                                         | 1,294.92                                       | 596.33                                         |
| Jalna      | 610.80                                         | 687.79                                         | 531.51                                         |
| Latur      | 12.60                                          | 27.22                                          | 19.62                                          |
| Nagpur     | 451.80                                         | 586.81                                         | 656.18                                         |
| Nanded     | 307.30                                         | 333.03                                         | 428.79                                         |
| Nandurbar  | 172.60                                         | 212.36                                         | 150.49                                         |
| Nashik     | 125.30                                         | 112.44                                         | 27.21                                          |
| Osmanabad  | 17.90                                          | 3.03                                           | 1.11                                           |
| Parbhani   | 396.40                                         | 533.16                                         | 373.61                                         |
| Pune       | 0.15                                           | 1.02                                           | 1.47                                           |
| Satara     | 0.24                                           | 1.09                                           | 0.21                                           |
| Solapur    | 0.40                                           | 0.67                                           | 0.47                                           |
| Wardha     | 752.10                                         | 625.62                                         | 728.19                                         |
| Washim     | 60.40                                          | 41.33                                          | 74.07                                          |
| Yavatmal   | 720.80                                         | 569.84                                         | 970.69                                         |

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