Synopsis : Telangana’s cotton procurement for the 2025–26 season has run into rough weather after ginning mills refused to take part in tenders floated by the Cotton Corporation of India. The mills stated that the new regulatory norms are impractical and cumbersome.

Telangana’s cotton procurement for the 2025–26 season has run into rough weather after ginning mills refused to take part in tenders floated by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). This boycott has brought procurement to a standstill. Lakhs of farmers are anxious as harvesting has already begun across the state.

While the CCI issued tenders twice, not a single ginning mill showed interest. The mills stated that the new regulatory norms, including those on lint percentage, L1 (lowest bidder) and L2 (second lowest bidder) al

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