Botad, Gujarat – March 7, 2025 – In a successful decoy operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Botad apprehended two individuals, including a contract-based computer operator for the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and a cotton gin operator, for accepting a bribe of 265 kilograms of cotton, valued at Rs. 19,798. The operation, which culminated on March 6, 2025, targeted alleged corrupt practices at the CCI purchase center located at Kashtbhanjan Cotton and Oil Industries in Gadhd...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat topped the charts nationwide in terms of cotton production, with a production of 9,056.99 thousand bales (170 kg each) in the year 2023-24, said the Union Government today. In a reply to a question during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ramnath Thakur, stated: 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 thre...Read More

Gandhinagar: In anticipation of World Cotton Day on October 7, the state government announced on Sunday that Gujarat ranks second in the nation for cotton cultivation, with 26.8 lakh hectares under cultivation and a production of 92 lakh bales. The state's cotton productivity currently stands at 589kg per hectare, according to the government. State Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel highlighted that in 1960, when Gujarat was established, the cotton productivity was only 139kg per hectare, a ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Kharif crops have been sown in about 70 lakh hectares of land in Gujarat so far. During this period last year, 74 lakh hectares of kharif crops were planted in the state. Taking the average of the last 3 years, against the total cultivated area of ​​85 lakh hectares in the state, 81 percent of the area has seen sowing so far this year. Every year during the kharif season, cotton is grown the most in the state. This year too, cotton has been sown in the state so far in more th...Read More

Gandhinagar: Cotton sowing in Gujarat has reached a record-breaking level not seen in the past eight years, with 26.64 lakh hectares (lh) of the crop sown during the current Kharif season. This is in contrast to other major cotton-producing states, which are experiencing a declining trend. As of July 31, Gujarat, being the largest cotton producer in India, had completed cotton sowing on 26,64,565 hectares (ha), the highest sowing area since 2015–16. The current season has seen Gujarat cross ...Read More

New Delhi: The Government has decided to exempt all customs duty on import of cotton to lower the price of cotton in the public interest. This exemption would benefit the textile chain- yarn, fabric, garments and made ups and provide relief to textile industry and consumers. Industry has been demanding for removal of 5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) and 5% Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on raw cotton. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the ex...Read More

New Delhi: The Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) has estimated that during the current cotton season of October, 2017 to September, 2018, the export of cotton from India is likely to increase by 20% over last year and is expected to touch 70 lakh bales by September, 2018. From October, 2017 to April 2018, the total amount of cotton exported from India was 51.21 lakh bales. CAB has estimated that the cotton production for the current cotton season will be 370 lakh bales.   Domestic price...Read More

From M Zulqernain Lahore: Pakistan has lifted an "undeclared" ban on import of ginned cotton from India, days after rejecting a consignment of 10,000 bales of cotton from India citing violation of plant quarantine rules by importers. Earlier, the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research put cotton imports from India on hold through Wagah and Karachi port from November 23, saying the shipments did not fulfil phyto- sanitary conditions, Dawn n...Read More

Karachi: Amidst Indo-Pak tensions, Pakistan has rejected a consignment of 10,000 bales of cotton worth USD 3.3 million from India citing violation of plant quarantine rule by importers. The shipment of ginned cotton at Karachi Port was imported by seven textile mills. It was rejected by the Plant Quarantine and Certification Services Office, Ministry of National Food Security and Research Department of Plant Protection, Dawn newspaper reported. The rejection sent shock waves in the textile...Read More