Cotton

  • Cotton is one of the most important fibre crop in world. It supplies basic raw material for biggest textile industry, that provides jobs for thousands. It is one of the important commercial & cash crop.
  • Arecanut seeds contain alkaloids such as arecaidine and arecoline which when chewed are intoxicating and slightly addictive. The seed also contains tannins (pyrocyanidins) called arecatannins which are carcinogenic. These tannin extractions are used in leather industry.
  • India stands first in world arecanut production.

Arrivals in Qtls

Major Markets 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Annigeri 374676 205074 199929 87182
Chitradurga 456605 262969 107824 83811
Haveri 160934 162220 175568 101461
Raichur 381613 181764 237208 218822
Ranebennur 518451 551455 383008 300313
Savadatti 281689 117360 138848 39740
Sidhanur 227295 164054 139864 190159
Vijayapura 431702 196159 279819 504263

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