Lok Sabha Question No. 3696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Import of Cotton
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## IMPORT OF COTTON

## 3696. DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a)  the  details  of  import  of  cotton  into  the  country  during  the  last  ten  years,  along  with  the  rate  of purchase, year/country-wise;

(b) the details of purchase of cotton from local farmers during the last ten years along with the rate of purchase, year/State wise;

(c) the details of unsold bales in stock of CCI;

(d) whether the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) purchases cotton from farmers in Maharashtra at a Minimum Support Price (MSP); and

(e) whether the Government plans to impose a sanction on import of cotton in light of the drop in cotton prices and losses faced by domestic farmers due to same, if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a): The details of cotton imports into the country over the last ten years, including year-wise and country-wise data along with value, are provided at Annexure-I .

(b): State-wise details of cotton purchases from local farmers by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) during the last ten years, along with value is at Annexure-II .

(c): Out  of  the  total  procurement  of  100.16  lakh  bales  under  the  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP) operations during the 2024-25 cotton season, 71.54 lakh bales have been sold through e-auction as of 04.08.2025, and unsold stock is 28.62 lakh bales.

(d): As the Central Nodal Agency for implementing Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations for cotton, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) procures cotton when market prices of seed cotton (kapas) fall below the MSP. During the 2024-25 cotton season, CCI procured 144.55 lakh quintals of kapas in Maharashtra under MSP operations, valued at ₹10,714 crore, through 6.27 lakh farmer transactions.

(e): To  safeguard  the  interests  of  cotton  farmers,  the  Government  of  India  every  year  declares Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  on  seed  cotton.The  Cotton  Corporation  of  India  (CCI)  acts  as  the Central Nodal Agency, undertaking MSP operations as and when the market price of seed cotton falls below the MSP. During the 2024-25 cotton season, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) procured a total  of  100.16  lakh  bales  under  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  operations.  This  procurement, representing 34.04 % of the total estimated production of 294.25 lakh bales, was carried out through 508 procurement centers across 11 cotton-growing states. In light of above, there is no proposal to impose any restrictions or sanctions on import of cotton.

Annexure-I

|          |                  |           |         |           |         |           |         | (Qnty in bales/Value in Rs. Crores)   | (Qnty in bales/Value in Rs. Crores)   | (Qnty in bales/Value in Rs. Crores)   | (Qnty in bales/Value in Rs. Crores)   |
|----------|------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|          |                  | 2014-15   | 2014-15 | 2015-16   | 2015-16 | 2016-17   | 2016-17 | 2017-18                               | 2017-18                               | 2018-19                               | 2018-19                               |
| SR. N O. | COUNTRY          | Quantity  | Value   | Quantity  | Value   | Quantity  | Value   | Quantity                              | Value                                 | Quantity                              | Value                                 |
| 1        | USA              | 2,56,960  | 508     | 4,06,087  | 754     | 14,18,835 | 3,539   | 8,73,987                              | 2,331                                 | 16,87,878                             | 4,044                                 |
| 2        | PAKISTAN         | 1,76,943  | 350     | 52,798    | 98      | -         | -       | 111                                   | 0.4                                   | -                                     | -                                     |
| 3        | EGYPT ARP        | 66,987    | 133     | 72,375    | 135     | 1,01,917  | 351     | 1,52,474                              | 524                                   | 2,18,546                              | 672                                   |
| 4        | COTE D 'IVOIRE   | 91,294    | 181     | 1,10,450  | 205     | 86,344    | 184     | 27,385                                | 60                                    | 2,29,961                              | 503                                   |
| 5        | AUSTRALIA        | 82,202    | 163     | 7,87,460  | 1,461   | 5,28,410  | 1,156   | 1,76,901                              | 422                                   | 87,646                                | 216                                   |
| 6        | MALI             | 2,63,053  | 521     | 2,26,067  | 420     | 2,14,733  | 450     | 40,255                                | 86                                    | 49,315                                | 109                                   |
| 7        | CHINA P RP       | -         | -       | -         | -       | -         | -       | 1,072                                 | 3                                     | 26,236                                | 57                                    |
| 8        | ISRAEL           | 13,250    | 26      | 14,487    | 27      | 34,010    | 114     | 14,500                                | 51                                    | 4,093                                 | 13                                    |
| 9        | SUDAN            | 1,463     | 3       | 1,443     | 3       | 14,856    | 26      | 6,421                                 | 13                                    | 11,187                                | 21                                    |
| 10       | BENIN            | 57,380    | 114     | 1,08,269  | 201     | 83,637    | 207     | 13,188                                | 35                                    | 92,728                                | 206                                   |
| 11       | ZAMBIA           | 25,331    | 50      | 388       | 1       | -         | -       | 1,874                                 | 5                                     | 4,770                                 | 11                                    |
| 12       | UGANDA           | 10,984    | 22      | 580       | 1       | -         | -       | 2,032                                 | 5                                     | 22,916                                | 47                                    |
| 13       | TANZANIA REP     | 34,756    | 69      | 6,095     | 11      | 53,728    | 107     | 40,062                                | 94                                    | 38,822                                | 93                                    |
| 14       | SPAIN            | 5,295     | 10      | 6,317     | 12      | 10,427    | 28      | 9,572                                 | 29                                    | 20,939                                | 46                                    |
| 15       | TURKMENISTAN     | 7,563     | 15      | 12,686    | 24      | -         | -       | 8,348                                 | 22                                    | 2,869                                 | 7                                     |
| 16       | BURKINA FASO     | 55,656    | 110     | 14,880    | 28      | 1,54,080  | 329     | 10,764                                | 24                                    | 48,094                                | 108                                   |
| 17       | OTHER COUNTRIE S | 2,90,376  | 575     | 4,59,067  | 852     | 3,92,943  | 1,188   | 2,00,882                              | 441                                   | 9,90,707                              | 2,187                                 |
| Total    | Total            | 14,39,493 | 2,849   | 22,79,449 | 4,232   | 30,93,920 | 7,679   | 15,79,829                             | 4,147                                 | 35,36,706                             | 8,339                                 |

| SR. N O.   | COUNTRY          | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| SR. N O.   | COUNTRY          | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     |
| 1          | USA              | 5,77,317  | 1,474     | 4,30,718  | 1,501     | 7,73,164  | 4,069     | 4,57,027  | 2,174     | 2,68,728  | 1,361     |
| 2          | PAKISTAN         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 3          | EGYPT ARP        | 1,39,533  | 424       | 3,42,818  | 1,161     | 1,06,337  | 719       | 2,18,141  | 853       | 2,07,729  | 1,028     |
| 4          | COTE D 'IVOIRE   | 1,01,587  | 209       | 7,584     | 17        | 84,255    | 378       | 1,6326    | 72        | 61,751    | 176       |
| 5          | AUSTRALIA        | 52,475    | 119       | 1,14,847  | 300       | 3,94,518  | 1746      | 4,45,672  | 1,709     | 3,58,726  | 1,131     |
| 6          | MALI             | 48,834    | 100       | 3,221     | 8         | 27,660    | 103       | 5,725     | 20        | 57,180    | 156       |
| 7          | CHINA P RP       | 6         | 0.01      | -         | -         | 9,658     | 48        | 115       | 0.37      | -         | -         |
| 8          | ISRAEL           | 5,872     | 18        | 26,425    | 80        | 13,972    | 90        | 8,760     | 61        | 10,115    | 62        |
| 9          | SUDAN            | 5,891     | 12        | 632       | 2         | 11,214    | 43        | 3,834     | 12        | -         | -         |
| 10         | BENIN            | 3,842     | 7         | 2,933     | 8         | 7,853     | 37        | 146       | 0.5       | 1,178     | 3         |
| 11         | ZAMBIA           | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 12         | UGANDA           | 4,843     | 10        | -         | -         | 238       | 1         | -         | -         | 2,067     | 13        |
| 13         | TANZANIA REP     | 36,430    | 69        | 2,894     | 9         | 50,844    | 192       | 37,855    | 115       | 1,07,121  | 288       |
| 14         | SPAIN            | 11,045    | 23        | 510       | 2         | 384       | 1         | 1,161     | 8         | 10,099    | 30        |
| 15         | TURKMENISTAN     | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 16         | BURKINA FASO     | 3,385     | 7         | -         | -         | 10,951    | 52        | 6,761     | 24        | 17,434    | 52        |
| 17         | GREECE           | 19,906    | 42        | 27,705    | 67        | 27,316    | 111       | 16,888    | 61        | 11,214    | 40        |
| 18         | BRAZIL           | 1,30,031  | 254       | 52,228    | 109       | 1,10,065  | 506       | 75,722    | 227       | 67,805    | 152       |
| 19         | OTHER COUNTRI ES | 4,09,315  | 820       | 90,122    | 217       | 48,4845   | 2,259     | 1,65,262  | 694       | 3,38,529  | 992       |
| Total      | Total            | 15,50,312 | 3,588     | 11,02,637 | 3,480     | 2,11,3274 | 10,354    | 14,59,396 | 6,029     | 15,19,675 | 5,483     |

| SR. NO.   | COUNTRY        | 2024-25*   | 2024-25*   |
|-----------|----------------|------------|------------|
| SR. NO.   | COUNTRY        | Quantity   | Value      |
| 1         | USA            | 5,25,523   | 1,802      |
| 2         | PAKISTAN       | -          | -          |
| 3         | EGYPT ARP      | 83,681     | 412        |
| 4         | COTE D 'IVOIRE | 75,906     | 199        |
| 5         | AUSTRALIA      | 5,13,980   | 1,450      |
| 6         | MALI           | 1,79,879   | 478        |
| 7         | CHINA P RP     | 0.71       | 0.005      |
| 8         | ISRAEL         | 23,049     | 115        |
| 9         | SUDAN          | 235        | 0.35       |

| 10                     | BENIN                  | 7,807                     | 21                        |
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 11                     | ZAMBIA                 | -                         | -                         |
| 12                     | UGANDA                 | -                         | -                         |
| 13                     | TANZANIA REP           | 35,074                    | 100                       |
| 14                     | SPAIN                  | 5,821                     | 15                        |
| 15                     | TURKMENISTAN           | -                         | -                         |
| 16                     | BURKINA FASO           | 20,044                    | 54                        |
| 17                     | GREECE                 | 8,029                     | 28                        |
| 18                     | BRAZIL                 | 6,54,819                  | 1,620                     |
| 19                     | OTHER COUNTRIES        | 5,75,801                  | 1,537                     |
| Total                  | Total                  | 27,09,648                 | 7,830                     |
| Source: DGCIS, Kolkata | Source: DGCIS, Kolkata | *Position upto 31.05.2025 | *Position upto 31.05.2025 |

Annexure: 2

| Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   | Details of State-wise MSP Procurement of cotton during the last 10 years.   |
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|                                                                             | 2014-15                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                     |                                                                             |                                                                             |                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                     |
| State                                                                       | Qty. in lakh Bales                                                          | Value of Purchase s under MSP (Rs. in Crores )                              | Appr ox. N o. of f arme rs' be nefitt ed (in lakhs )                        | Qty. in lakh Bales                                                          | Value o f Purch ases un der MS P (Rs. in Crores)                            | Approx. No. of far mers' be nefitted (i n lakhs)                            | Qty. in lakh Bale s                                                         | Value of Pur chases under MSP (Rs. in Crores)                               | Appr ox. N o. of farm ers' benef itted (in la khs)                          | Qty. in lakh Bales                                                          | Value of Pu rchases under MSP (Rs. in Cror es) . '                          | Approx. No farmers benefitted (in lakhs)                                    | Qty. in lakh Bales                                                          | Value of Pu rchases und er MSP (Rs . in Crores)                             | Approx. No. of far mers' benefitted (in lakhs)                              |
| Punjab                                                                      | 1.28                                                                        | 256.80                                                                      | 0.47                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                     | 0.80                                                                        | 157.66                                                                      | 0.28                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                   | 0.88                                                                        | 174.06                                                                      | 0.27                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                     | 6.66                                                                        | 1,340.44                                                                    | 2.36                                                                        | 0.52                                                                        | 102.20                                                                      | 0.10                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.95                                                                        | 209.08                                                                      | 0.22                                                                        | 0.08                                                                        | 21.53                                                                       | 0.01                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                                 | 17.63                                                                       | 3,587.32                                                                    | 6.15                                                                        | 1.17                                                                        | 246.84                                                                      | 0.28                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.15                                                                        | 31.81                                                                       | 0.03                                                                        | 1.96                                                                        | 515.59                                                                      | 0.40                                                                        |
| MP                                                                          | 2.82                                                                        | 5,87.23                                                                     | 1.66                                                                        | 0.29                                                                        | 60.99                                                                       | 0.08                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.08                                                                        | 17.27                                                                       | 0.06                                                                        | 0.51                                                                        | 136.63                                                                      | 0.12                                                                        |
| Telangana                                                                   | 36.91                                                                       | 8,020.91                                                                    | 11.33                                                                       | 5.95                                                                        | 1297.28                                                                     | 1.34                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 2.63                                                                        | 612.64                                                                      | 0.55                                                                        | 7.77                                                                        | 2,191.76                                                                    | 1.63                                                                        |
| AP                                                                          | 17.56                                                                       | 3,911.15                                                                    | 5.50                                                                        | 0.40                                                                        | 87.87                                                                       | 0.09                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.06                                                                        | 18.32                                                                       | 0.02                                                                        | 0.05                                                                        | 13.74                                                                       | 0.01                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                   | 1.39                                                                        | 237.71                                                                      | 0.75                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.003                                                                       | 0.71                                                                        | 0.001                                                                       | 0.08                                                                        | 12.46                                                                       | 0.01                                                                        |
| Orissa                                                                      | 1.03                                                                        | 231.74                                                                      | 0.73                                                                        | 0.12                                                                        | 29.41                                                                       | 0.019                                                                       | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.02                                                                        | 7.47                                                                        | 0.004                                                                       | 0.25                                                                        | 83.49                                                                       | 0.19                                                                        |
| West Bengal                                                                 | 0.003                                                                       | 0.64                                                                        | 0.003                                                                       | 0.003                                                                       | 0.86                                                                        | 0.004                                                                       | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.004                                                                       | 0.92                                                                        | 0.004                                                                       | 0.001                                                                       | 0.41                                                                        | 0.003                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                  | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.003                                                                       | 0.71                                                                        | 0.006                                                                       |
| CCI Total                                                                   | 86.96                                                                       | 18,505.66                                                                   | 29.50                                                                       | 8.44                                                                        | 1,825.45                                                                    | 1.91                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 3.90                                                                        | 898.22                                                                      | 0.88                                                                        | 10.70                                                                       | 2,976.32                                                                    | 2.38                                                                        |
| MSCCGMFL                                                                    | 5.64                                                                        | 1,072.19                                                                    | 1.22                                                                        | 0.51                                                                        | 102.67                                                                      | 0.11                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 0.006                                                                       | 1.23                                                                        | 0.002                                                                       | 0.074                                                                       | 19.33                                                                       | 0.015                                                                       |
| Grand Total                                                                 | 92.60                                                                       | 19,577.84                                                                   | 30.72                                                                       | 8.95                                                                        | 1,928.12                                                                    | 2.02                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | -                                                                           | 3.91                                                                        | 899.45                                                                      | 0.89                                                                        | 10.78                                                                       | 2,995.65                                                                    | 2.40                                                                        |

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|         | 2019-20             | 2019-20                                       | 2019-20                                           | 2020-21               | 2020-21                                       | 2020-21                                         | 2021-22   | 2021-22                                           | 2021-22                                            | 2022-23            | 2022-23                                       | 2022-23                                          | 2023-24            | 2023-24                                       | 2023-24                                         |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| State   | Qty. in lakh Ba les | Value of Purchase s under MSP (Rs. in Crores) | Approx . No. of farmer s' benef itted ( in lakhs) | Qty. i n lak h Bal es | Value of Purchase s under MSP (Rs. in Crores) | Approx. No . of farmers ' benefitted (in lakhs) |           | Value o f Purch ases un der MS P (Rs. i n Crores) | Appr ox. N o. of f arme rs' be nefitt ed (in lakhs | Qty. in lakh Bales | Value of Pu rchases under MSP (Rs. in Crores) | Approx . No. of farmer s' benef itted (in lakhs) | Qty. in lakh Bales | Value of Pu rchases under MSP (Rs. in Crores) | Approx. No. of far mers' be nefitted (in lakhs) |
| Punjab  | 3.56                | 954.04                                        | 0.67                                              | 5.36                  | 1528.78                                       | 1.09                                            |           | -                                                 | -                                                  | -                  | -                                             | -                                                | 0.38               | 128.40                                        | 0.09                                            |
| Haryana | 6.22                | 1,636.50                                      | 0.57                                              | 10.57                 | 2,994.21                                      | 1.88                                            |           | -                                                 | -                                                  | -                  | -                                             | -                                                | 0.43               | 143.27                                        | 0.08                                            |

| Rajasthan   |     3.76 | 978.39    |    0.62 | 9.11   | 2,586.10   | 1.51   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 0.52   | 170.17    | 0.09   |
|-------------|----------|-----------|---------|--------|------------|--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--------|-----------|--------|
| Gujarat     |  11.05   | 2,972.83  |  2.14   | 4.15   | 1,204.31   | 0.85   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 0.91   | 316.48    | 0.20   |
| Maharashtra |  26.25   | 6,897.85  |  5.41   | 17.51  | 4,980.91   | 3.60   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 2.44   | 838.09    | 0.50   |
| MP          |   4.43   | 1,237.54  |  1      | 4.44   | 1,237.63   | 1.05   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1.27   | 437.38    | 0.31   |
| Telangana   |  41.8    | 1,1687.30 |  9.14   | 34.01  | 1,0167.68  | 8.00   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 24.00  | 8642.22   | 5.42   |
| AP          |   2.68   | 647.21    |  0.57   | 3.42   | 1,039.22   | 0.55   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1.30   | 476.00    | 0.29   |
| Karnataka   |   3.5    | 797.21    |  0.55   | 1.26   | 358.81     | 0.21   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 0.62   | 215.26    | 0.09   |
| Orissa      |   1.61   | 613.06    |  0.3    | 2.06   | 621.86     | 0.40   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 0.95   | 344.25    | 0.19   |
| West Bengal |   0.0003 | 0.07      |  0.0018 | 0.001  | 0.20       | 0.002  | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 0.00   | 0.77      | 0.00   |
| Tamil Nadu  |   0.28   | 78.09     |  0.54   | -      | -          | -      | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| CCI Total   | 105.15   | 28,500.10 | 21.5    | 91.89  | 26,719.71  | 19.14  |     |     |     | -   | -   | 32.84  | 11,712.30 | 7.25   |
| MSCCGMFL    |  19.46   | 5,054.37  |  3.45   | 7.44   | 2,102      | 1.37   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -      | -         | -      |
| Grand Total | 124.61   | 33,554.47 | 24.95   | 99.33  | 28,821.71  | 20.51  | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 32.84  | 11,712.30 | 7.25   |

| State       | 2024-25            | 2024-25                                      | 2024-25                                             |
|-------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| State       | Qty. in lakh Bales | Value of Purchases under MSP (Rs. in Crores) | Approx. no. of transactions from farmers'(in lakhs) |
| Punjab      | 0.02               | 6.14                                         | 0.00                                                |
| Haryana     | 0.62               | 219.72                                       | 0.12                                                |
| Rajasthan   | 0.50               | 181.87                                       | 0.08                                                |
| Gujarat     | 14.12              | 5,148.33                                     | 2.48                                                |
| Maharashtra | 29.41              | 10,714.29                                    | 6.27                                                |
| MP          | 3.99               | 1,441.09                                     | 0.90                                                |
| Telangana   | 40.38              | 15,556.95                                    | 8.92                                                |
| AP          | 3.83               | 1,478.13                                     | 0.71                                                |
| Karnataka   | 5.22               | 1,892.38                                     | 0.90                                                |
| Orissa      | 2.06               | 796.90                                       | 0.38                                                |
| West Bengal | 0.00               | 0.92                                         | 0.00                                                |
| Tamil Nadu  | 0.00               | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                                |
| CCI Total   | 100.16             | 37,436.73                                    | 20.77                                               |
| MSCCGMFL    | -                  | -                                            | -                                                   |
| Grand Total | 100.16             | 37,436.73                                    | 20.77                                               |

Note:  In Cotton Season 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2022-23, cotton prices were ruling above MSP. Hence, no MSP support was required by farmers.

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