| Cotton farmers of Mysore district are stuck with a problem. Their produce has no takers. The reason – excess moisture in the cotton due to the bountiful rainfall this year.
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| Cotton farmers during the last few years had a different reason to complain — inadequate rainfall. This year though the produce was nearly 5.11 lakh quintals from 73,000 hectares, while last year cotton growers produced around three lakh quintals from 37,000 hectares. The area under cotton increased this year due to the bountiful rains.
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| A team of officials, led by joint director (agriculture) Krishnaiah and Agricultural Produce Marketing Corporation (APMC) marketing head Chandra Mohan returned after visiting the cloth mills in Coimbatore and Annur in Tamil Nadu.
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| Speaking to Business Standard, Chandra Mohan said the cloth mill owners who are the major customers for cotton grown in Mysore, are unhappy about the moisture in the cotton, which is nearly at 21 per cent as against the ideal 8 per cent.
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| Chandra Mohan said that the administration is geared up to help farmers sell their produce by working out both short term and long term solutions.
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| Nearly 30 per cent of the produce has however been sold, he said.
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| A report in this regard will soon be submitted to higher authorities and the government, he said. |
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