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Every narma / cotton (kapas) row reporting across the Bathinda-belt yards today, in ₹ per quintal, with a trend recorded across market days.
Reading the narma / cotton (kapas) board
Cotton is the belt's second kharif crop, strongest in the lighter-soil south and west of the district — the Sangat and Raman side. Growers sell seeded cotton (kapas) to ginners, and the rate moves with lint demand, seed (binola) value and the year's pest story.
Kapas rates are quality-sensitive in ways grain is not: staple length, trash and moisture all move the bid. The spread between yards on a given day is often wider for cotton than for paddy, which is exactly what a multi-yard board is for.
Yards listing this crop
Common questions
Which mandis in the Bathinda belt handle the most cotton?
The southern and western yards — Sangat and Raman Mandi in particular — sit in the stronger cotton villages, though Bathinda city and Maur also list kapas through the season.
Is there MSP procurement for cotton?
CCI (the Cotton Corporation of India) operates MSP purchases for seed cotton meeting specification when market rates fall below MSP; otherwise private ginners set the day's rate.
Why do kapas rates vary so much between lots?
Because buyers are pricing the lint inside the kapas: staple length, micronaire, trash and moisture differ lot to lot, so two trolleys on the same day can be bid quite differently.