Archive · 23 Aug 2026
TNAU Forecasts ₹75-80 Cotton Prices During Upcoming Harvest
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University expects good-quality cotton to sell for about ₹75-80 per kilogram during the next harvest.
This is a forecast, so the actual price may be different.
Researchers studied cotton prices from the past 20 years at the Moolanur market.
They advised farmers to think about this expected price before deciding how much cotton to sow.
The southwest monsoon can affect how much cotton is grown.
Cotton arriving from other States can also change prices.
TNAU warned that El Niño could affect the monsoon and cotton prices.
India grows cotton on a very large area and is also a major cotton exporter.
TNAU’s DEMIC forecasts good-quality cotton prices of ₹75-80 per kg during the upcoming harvest season.
The estimate is based on 20 years of cotton-price data from the Moolanur regulated market.
TNAU advised farmers to consider the projected prices when making sowing decisions.
Cotton prices could vary with the southwest monsoon and arrivals from other major producing States.
India’s 2025-26 cotton area is estimated at 114.82 lakh hectares, with production of 49.455 lakh tonnes.
- Who
- The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University made the forecast, for cotton farmers and markets.
- What
- Good-quality cotton prices are forecast to reach ₹75-80 per kg during the upcoming harvest season.
- When
- The forecast was published on August 23, 2026, for the upcoming harvest season.
- Where
- The forecast concerns India’s cotton market and is based on prices at the Moolanur regulated market in Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The estimate was made to help farmers consider expected prices when making sowing decisions; prices may also be influenced by the monsoon, crop arrivals and El Niño.
- Forecast price
- ₹75-80 per kg for good-quality cotton
- Forecasting body
- Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
- Historical basis
- Analysis of cotton prices at the Moolanur regulated market over 20 years
- India’s cotton area, 2025-26
- 114.82 lakh hectares
- India’s estimated cotton production, 2025-26
- 49.455 lakh tonnes
- India’s estimated productivity, 2025-26
- 431 kg per hectare
- Tamil Nadu cotton area, 2024-25
- 1.02 lakh hectares
- Tamil Nadu cotton production, 2024-25
- 3.80 lakh tonnes