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Cotton
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Inputs & crop science, PunjabPink bollworm attack in Punjab: Agriculture minister sets 72-hour deadline for reportsPunjab agriculture minister Randeep Singh Nabha gave southern district officials 72 hours to file field reports on the pink bollworm attack on cotton.
- Soil, water & climate, MaharashtraMaharashtra: tremendous loss in agriculture due to heavy rainfallExcess rain across about 10 Maharashtra districts damaged around 1.23 lakh hectares of kharif crops, and officials expect cotton growers to get lower prices for rain-damaged bolls.
- Policy & trade, India5 lakh cotton farmers aided with Rs 6,314 crore: Smriti IraniTextiles minister Smriti Irani said Rs 6,314 crore has been transferred to around 5 lakh farmers for cotton bought by the Cotton Corporation of India, valued at over Rs 7,500 crore.
- Machinery, HaryanaNational Fertilizers Limited distributes cotton plucking machines to farmers in HaryanaNational Fertilizers Limited has given 95 cotton plucking machines free of cost to farmers in Haryana under its CSR programme, at events in Hisar and Bhiwani.
- Markets, IndiaCotton yield reaches decade-high of 3,10,000 bales; domestic prices rise up to 25 per centCotton arrivals reached 310,000 bales, the highest in a decade according to the Cotton Association of India, as prices rose 25 per cent to Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 a quintal.