Price of cotton, sunflower seeds shoot up in the open market

With the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecasting that the southwest monsoon will make its onset on May 27 this year, four days ahead of its normal date, there is a spurt in the demand for cotton and sunflower seeds in Anantapur district.

In the open market, these non-subsidised seeds are being sold at double the price at which farmers bought them in 2021 kharif.

The demand for sunflower seed has shot up this year. But it is not available at last year’s price. The reason the dealers cite is that its MRP has increased steeply.