“Earlier they sold 30-40 Lakh packages (from illegal HT seeds). This year they sold one crore packages. The challenge of illegal seeds has become huge,” said a branch source.
Illegal herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton seeds have hit the seed companies hard. Even before the regular seed companies installed their seeds via the retail channels, illegal players have already sold huge amounts of HT seeds in the market, making the seed companies in disorder.
(HT Seeds, a BT technology of the third generation, is not yet permitted by supervisors in India. When farmers spray herbicides over the crop, it will kill the weed and not the plant as it is protected with the HT characteristic.)
As a result, the industry is confronted with a challenging situation with enormous stocks that stare the seed companies. Against the market size of 4-4.5 crore packages (each of 450 g), the industry has an inventory of approximately 7 crore packages, which threatens to influence are bottomlines and margins.
The fact that seed supplies are at this level, even after completing the sale for the Kharif season, reflects the severity of the problem. The misery doesn’t stop there. Seed companies have gone for a large -scale production, which expected enormous demand. (The seed industry is planning production a year in advance to guarantee the availability of seed for marketing the following year.)
“The new sperm production could increase the inventory to 8-8.5 crore at the start of the next Kharif marketing season. It is a difficult time for seed companies,” said a CEO of a seed company told line.
Despite a few setbacks due to long -term dry spells in a few bags such as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at the start of the season, Cotton Acreeal looks comfortable. It is expected that this year will increase by 7-8 percent compared to 113.60 Lakh hectare last year.
“Large quantities of seeds are expected to be available for the coming year, because production is already organized. In particular, an estimated 4 crore packages are expected of fresh production, combined with an expected transfer of 3.5 crore packages, which leads to a total expected availability of 7.5 crore packages for sale during 2026 and 2027,” Opts from Rasi and 2027, “” Opts from Rasi and 2027, “Opts from 2026 and 2027.”
The ghost of illegal seeds
“Earlier she sold 30-40 LAKH packages (from illegal HT seeds). This year they sold one crore packages. This is a fourth of the total sale of 4-4.5 crore packages in a good year. The challenge of illegal seeds has become huge,” said a branch source.
“The incidence of illegal ht -seeds is very high. The sale of these seeds was completed before sperm companies started their placement. No idea about how many packages of illegal seed packages are sold. Companies have routinely placed their seeds on the market, but the sale did not meet the expectations, which resulted in great notes, sent -selling, sent -selling – Ramasami.
He said that unless the governments took serious action against HT BT producers, the cotton seed industry would be destroyed. He advised the industry to stop production in 2026 to survive.
Published on July 3, 2025
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