Cotton season in Punjab is off to a dull start, with low demand for BT Cotton seeds. The demand has dropped by 20-30 percent less than last year due to factors including delay in supply of canal water and also due to farmers shifting to other crops, especially Paddy and Maize, in which they see higher returns.
The sowing of Cotton in the state is less than last year, according to Cotton seeds distributors, although seed prices have come down by about Rs 60 per packet (450 gm) to about Rs 740. The government had revised BT cotton seed prices in March this year.
Largely BT Cotton, was grown over 122 lakh hectares in India in 2017-18. In recent years, pest infestation, high input costs and drop in earnings in Cotton have hit farmers hard.
Sowing of Cotton in Punjab begins at least a month ahead of sowing in the other states. As per seed companies the shift in cropping pattern in the northern state is unlikely to be replicated in the other major Cotton-growing states including Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
The sowing of Cotton in the state is less than last year, according to Cotton seeds distributors, although seed prices have come down by about Rs 60 per packet (450 gm) to about Rs 740. The government had revised BT cotton seed prices in March this year.
Largely BT Cotton, was grown over 122 lakh hectares in India in 2017-18. In recent years, pest infestation, high input costs and drop in earnings in Cotton have hit farmers hard.
Sowing of Cotton in Punjab begins at least a month ahead of sowing in the other states. As per seed companies the shift in cropping pattern in the northern state is unlikely to be replicated in the other major Cotton-growing states including Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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