Sowing of early varieties of cotton begins

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June 06, 2023 Indore: As farmers in some pockets of Indore division have started sowing early varieties of cotton, the agriculture department expects cotton to cover around 5.46 lakh hectare in Indore division.
Indore agriculture department joint director Alok Meena said, “Sowing of cotton has progressed in the division. The climate looks conducive for cotton. Looking at the initial trend, around 5.46 lakh hectare is likely to be covered by cotton this kharif season.”
Farmers in parts of Khandwa, Khargone and nearby areas have started sowing early varieties of cotton.
Last year in the 2022 kharif season, farmers had sown cotton on 5.40 lakh hectare, according to the farm department.
The per hectare productivity in cotton is also expected to jump in the kharif season, said the official data.
Meena said, “The anticipated yield in cotton is seen at 1,803 kg per hectare as against 1,480 kg per hectare in the last year.”
Soyabean, cotton, maize and pulses are the main kharif crops sown in Indore division.
Acotton farmer and owner of ginning units in Khargon, Kailash Agrawal said, “Cotton sowing has started especially in Khargone, Barwani and Khandwa pockets. This kharif season, area under cotton cultivation is seen going up as farmers received good prices of their produce last year.”
The average prices of cotton seed in this season are round Rs 8000 per quintal as against Rs 6000 –Rs 6200 per quintal in the last season. tnn

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