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Government agencies have commenced cotton procurement in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra State Co-Operative Cotton Growers Marketing Federation (MSCCGMF) has said it has procured around 39641 quintals so far this season.
At the beginning of season, the federation had said that it was ready to procure up to 100 lakh quintals as against the 27 lakh quintals it had purchased last season.
Around 34732 quintals of cotton has been procured from Nagpur and 4929 quintals from Aurangabad, said NP Hirani, chairman of the federation.
Another 33,000 quintals has been procured by traders, he said.
