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Andhra Pradesh: Cotton Farmers In Guntur Avail Benefits Of Open Market, Prefer Private Traders To Traditional Buyers A cotton plant. Cotton farmers in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh are availing the benefits of an open market by receiving a larger sum for their produce than the per quintal rate set by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), the Hans Indiareports. The CCI has fixed a price of Rs 5,825 for each quintal of quality cotton. Apparently, the cotton sowing area in the district had reduced as farmers gradually switched to sowing chili crops to get a better price in the market. Moreover, heavy rainfalls in September and October damaged the cotton crops in the southern state. There was lesser yield of the cash crop as a result and hence the supply for quality cotton was limited in the market. ....