Cotton MSP

The Finance Ministry on October 30, 2026 extended the customs duty and AIDC waiver on cotton imports to December 31, 2026, to ease costs for textile makers.

Cotton procurement for 2026-27 has begun in Telangana with 133 CCI centres planned; in Adilabad private traders offered Rs 9,260 a quintal, above the Rs 8,667 MSP.