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Cotton Corporation of India plans to procure six million bales of cotton this cotton year (Oct-Sept) at the cost of Rs 12,000 crore.
CCI has tied up with a consortium of 14 banks which is led by Bank of Baroda.
CCI has already procured 8 lakh bales from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana this cotton year.
"We have still not decided when we will release cotton in the market. We will take a call after talking with the government,"said BK Mishra, CMD of CCI.
Mishra also added that cotton exports so far this cotton year is around 5 lakh bales and CCI may consider exporting if price of cotton still remains competitive. But, first local mills demand needs to be met.
