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Purchase of 44 lakh quintals of cotton in Maha this year: minister

Mumbai, Mar 20 (UNI) Marketing Minister Jayakumar Rawal informed in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Thursday that 44 lakh quintals of cotton was procured through Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) till March 18, this year.
While replying to a question raised by member Abhijit Vanjari during the short discussion in the upper house, he said that cotton was purchased from 124 cotton procurement centres that are opened in the state through the CCI.
The minister further informed that this year, cotton is being given a guaranteed price of Rs 7,521 for long yarn and Rs 7,121 for medium yarn.
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