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The delay in the harvesting and subsequent sowing of cotton seed in and around Bathinda, one of the biggest cotton processing centres of North India, could hurt the local spinning industry and further increase the price of yarn and garments. Cotton processors are blaming the government for adding to the existing problems by not declaring Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton.

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has commended the Central Government’s decision to abolish the ban on cotton exports, allowing free export henceforth, reports SME Times.

The Union Ministry of Textiles has directed the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to procure one million bales of cotton from the state of Gujarat, reports Business Standard. A rate of INR900 per 20kg of cotton has been fixed.