Cotton: Forum urges price to be fixed at Rs3,500 per maund

Farmers purchase all agriculture inputs at very high rates, but the end crop is being purchased at very low price.


Ppi October 05, 2011

LAHORE:


Pakistan Agri Forum (PAF) on Wednesday demanded cotton price to be fixed at Rs3,500 per maund on the back of drop in global prices to facilitate growers in the country.


PAF Chairman Mohammad Ibrahim Mughal said All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and business institutions were purchasing cotton at Rs2,500 per maund from growers, which was against their interest.

The farmers are purchasing all agriculture inputs at very high rates, but the end crop is being purchased at very low price, he said. He urged the government to mobilise the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to purchase cotton from the growers and to put an end to the exploitation of the poor farmers.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2011.

COMMENTS (5)

ahmad raza | 12 years ago | Reply

I cultivated 40 hector Cotton this year. I tried my level best to sow best and latest seeds. I also purchased every input at a very high price. Keeping in view the last year rates of Phutti, I was very hopeful that i would be able to clear all my bank loans this year. But in the end, I just wana to say that these prices of phutti have hit me below the belt. and we are all still in a shock. I agree that the minimum price level of Phutti should not be less from 3500 at any cost.

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Nasrullah Mahar | 12 years ago | Reply

I think this is not fair with poor farmers and growers of the cotton.

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