Sesame seeds ( ellu ) was auctioned for Rs. 60 lakh at the Konganapuram branch of the Tiruchengode Agricultural Producers Marketing Cooperative Society near here on Saturday.
While white ellu fetched a price ranging between Rs. 75 and Rs. 85 a kg; the red ellu fetched a price between Rs. 55 and Rs. 66 a kg at the auction.
About 1,300 bags of ellu was auctioned for Rs. 60 lakh, according to the society sources.
About 1,000 bags of cotton was auctioned for Rs. 15 lakh on the occasion.
Cotton
While PT variety fetched a price between Rs. 3,400 and Rs. 3,700 a bag; DCH variety fetched a price between Rs. 3,900 and Rs. 4,400, the sources added.
