CCI Achieves Remarkable Success in Cotton Sales

22-Apr-2026 03:42 PM

Mumbai. With cotton prices in the international market remaining significantly high and firm, the Indian textile industry is currently demonstrating keen interest in purchasing from government stocks. Consequently, the central agency—the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)—has successfully sold more than half of the cotton stock procured during the current 2025-26 marketing season.

On the New York-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), cotton futures for July delivery have risen above the 80 cents per pound mark, registering a robust surge of approximately 30 percent since the beginning of March.

During the ongoing 2025-26 marketing season (October–September), the Cotton Corporation of India procured 10.5 million bales of cotton from farmers in key producing states at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). This figure represents an increase of approximately 500,000 bales over the total procurement of 10.016 million bales recorded in the 2024-25 season. Each cotton bale weighs 170 kilograms.

According to the CCI's Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), the corporation has, to date, sold slightly over 5.5 million bales of cotton. Textile mills and traders are displaying tremendous activity in purchasing these stocks. For the past two months, the lifting of government-held cotton has been taking place on a regular basis.

Importing cotton from abroad is currently proving to be expensive, whereas the government-held cotton is available at relatively lower prices. The process of buying and selling is expected to continue moving forward.

On April 21, the corporation raised the selling price of its cotton by ₹200 per candy (356 kg). Over the course of the past week, the selling price has seen a cumulative increase of ₹800 per candy.