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"Harvesting of the new crop started last month, but many farmers are not willing to sell. They are holding crop hoping prices would rise li...

In India, the new cotton season officially starts in October, when harvest picks up in the Northern states.

Traders say output will be lower than Cotton Advisory Board’s estimate

During the harvesting season, cotton worth Rs 5,400 crore is estimated to cross the border, of which about half the trade takes place in ca...

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Cotton production in India, the world's second-biggest grower, will be less than forecast after unseasonal rains cut yields, a textile-mill...

Govt fears that a drop in clothing demand could push prices below the minimum support price; procurement could cost around Rs 13,000 crore.

Even as moderate to incessant rains across India are expected to increase crop acreage, they are also leading to delayed harvesting of stan...

Summer showers across Punjab and Haryana are set to benefit farmers who are planning cotton sowing and summer moong.

Cotton prices may decline as India prepares to resume exports from October and the US, the top shipper, harvests the biggest crop in three ...