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Related Keywords: cotton corporation of India, cotton prices shooting up, cotton stocks, e sale of cotton stock, minimum support price, msms textile mills, SIMA, Textile mills, Textile Ministry

With cotton prices shooting up, the Textile Ministry to keep prices under check has directed the Cotton Corporation of India to sell cotton purchased by it. CCI will start e-sale of cotton stock with it to to micro, small and medium-scale (MSMS) textile mills in a couple of days directly at minimum support price, according to the official.

Related Keywords: cotton consumption, cotton prices, cotton stocks, Karachi Cotton Association, Pakistan textile industry, Spinners

Strong buying from spinners and some exporter moved up cotton prices by Rs50 to Rs100 on Thursday at the Pakistan cotton market. Many millers
rushed to replenish their stocks at current price level in the wake of higher cotton consumption figures released by the ginners’ body.

Much of the activity, however, remained confined to quality lint. As the current season is drawing to a close, quality lint is in shortage, hence expensive.