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Cotton growers seek fair deal this year at least
Cotton farmers have been demanding the market yard officials to lift cotton from the farmers using the e-NAM mechanism as it would free them from traders tricks of trade like under weighing cotton and exaggerating the moisture content in the cotton to buy the cotton at a price less than the MSP.
Adilabad: Cotton farmers have been demanding the market yard officials to lift cotton from the farmers using the e-NAM mechanism as it would free them from traders tricks of trade like under weighing cotton and exaggerating the moisture content in the cotton to buy the cotton at a price less than the MSP.
Minister for Forests Jogu Ramanna will inaugurate cotton lifting operations at the market yard here on Friday. The Cotton Corporation of India fixed Rs 4160 a quintal as the MSP.
A farmer Asanna of Tamsi mandal described rise in MSP by Rs 60 only is atrocious at a time the input costs rose by Rs 5000 an acre. Cotton was raised in 2.20-lakh acres in the district. The traders pay the MSP provided the moisture content in the cotton is between 8% and 12%.
In Khammam, Warangal and Jammikunta markets, cotton is being traded at Rs 4900 a quintal, which is over and above the MSP. Therefore, farmer Tirupati demanded traders to lift cotton at Rs 5500 as the cotton produced in Adilabad was rated as the best in the country.
The cotton farmers of the district are getting a raw deal at the hands of traders because traders have formed a syndicate and purchasing cotton at a price less than the MSP on one pretext or the other.
The traders are adopting dubious methods on testing moisture content at market yard and also at the ginning mill. If the moisture content is less, the traders are imposing a cut in the MSP.
Similarly, farmers complain of differences in weighing at market yard and at the ginning mill. A farmer Rajanna appealed to authorities to prevent unfair trade practices by the traders.
On account of very high temperatures recorded in the district, the farmers have been seeking an exemption up to 20 per cent of the moisture content in the cotton. Moreover, the farmers have been appealing to authorities to make online payments so that they would not have to make rounds to offices of traders.
A farmer Karunakar Reddy appealed to officials to lift cotton only through E-NAM as the farmers are likely to get good price and to prevent farmers to become a syndicate.
However, District Marketing Officer Santosh said that cotton is not being purchased using e-NAM citing lack of relevant software to support e-NAM trading as the reason.
The farmers are looking forward to get a fair deal in cotton lifting at least this year. They have been appealing to the officials to take measures to check the malpractices carried on by traders.
