Cotton seed (binola)

What it is

Ginning mills separate kapas into lint and seed. The seed is crushed for cottonseed oil and cake (khal), a major cattle feed.

Fuzzy (undelinted) seedDelinted seedCottonseed cake (khal)

Where India produces it

1. Gujarat

   2023-24: 9.06 million bales of 170 kg (27.85% of India). Figure is cotton lint; seed comes from the same ginning

2. Maharashtra

   2023-24: 8.05 million bales of 170 kg (24.74% of India). Figure is cotton lint

3. Telangana

   2023-24: 5.08 million bales of 170 kg (15.62% of India). Figure is cotton lint

4. Rajasthan

   2023-24: 2.62 million bales of 170 kg (8.06% of India). Figure is cotton lint

5. Karnataka

   2023-24: 2.06 million bales of 170 kg (6.33% of India). Figure is cotton lint

Where imports come from

Home-grown; cottonseed oil output was 11.27 lakh tonnes in 2023-24.

Rules before you buy or sell

• Farm-gate trade usually goes through a state APMC mandi or e-NAM; the state's market fee and trader licence rules apply.
• FSSAI licence or registration is needed to process, pack, store or sell it as food (Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006).

Businesses that use it

Cattle Feed (Pellet) Unit →