Thummala Nageswara Rao noted that while there was initial opposition from farmers and ginning mills regarding the new app introduced by the Government, the roadblocks were removed
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has procured 16.15 lakh tonnes of cotton from 8.80 lakh farmers with an aggregate value of ₹12,823 crore in Telangana in the kharif marketing season. The State grew cotton in over 18.21 lakh hectares in 2025-26.
“We are estimating that about 10 lakh tonnes of cotton is yet to be sold. We are expecting the farmers to bring it to the CCI market yards over the next few days,” Thummala Nageswara Rao, Telangana Minister for Agriculture, said.
Delay in arrivals
He attributed the late arrivals to a delay in the crop season. He said the CCI agreed to open the procurement window till February 27 to help farmers clear the remaining produce.
“We had written to the Union Government, explaining to them the reason for the late arrivals and appealed to them to extend the procurement window,” he said.
He noted that while there was initial opposition from farmers and ginning mills regarding the new app introduced by the Government, the roadblocks were removed. “The app facilitated smooth transactions as it got rid of the long queues and wastage of time,” he said in a statement.
