On the other hand, the traders, citing a shortage of lorries, refused to make purchases, stating an inability to clear the storage of cotton from the ginning industries. Raju Chintawar, the president of the Cotton Traders Association, highlighted the consistent increase in transportation prices via lorry over the last three years by lorry owners, regardless of fluctuations in diesel prices. This time, the increase was Rs 4,000, making transportation from Adilabad to Guntur cost Rs 41,000 without loading charges.
