Kharif Crop News
The area under pulses such as urad and moong has been reported at 21.09 lakh hectares as compared to 15.37 lakh hectares during the same period last year.
Check Out The Complete Rate Chart Of Minimum Support Prices For All Kharif Crops For Marketing Season 2024-25 After The Latest Hike On MSP By Govt.
The Government of India fixes Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP).
Six minor millets have also been introduced to be purchased by the states at MSP of Ragi starting this KMS 2023-24, up to three years.
Minister Goyal`s response was in reply to a question by a parliamentarian about the remedial measures being taken by the government to stabilise/reduce the prices of essential food items to protect the interests of the common people.
As per the data released by Agriculture Ministry, the foodgrain production of the country is estimated slightly lower at 140.57 million tonnes in the kharif season of 2019-20 crop year.
For the kharif crops of 2019-20, government has increased the MSP of paddy by 3.7 percent or Rs 65 to Rs 1,815 per quintal.
In the last four years, Karnataka topped the chart for the Highest Production Of Foodgrains - Coarse Cereals.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at its meeting approved the MSP of 14 Kharif (summer-sown) crops.
To woo distressed farmers ahead of 2019 general polls, the government has also accepted the MSP of the other 13 kharif crops, sources said.
Pulse prices have been ruling as high as Rs 180 per kg in the retail market across the country as their production slumped 2 million tonnes in the 2014-15 crop year on poor and untimely rains.
Faced with inadequate storage facility, the Centre has decided to engage private players during the current kharif season for procurement of rice in Uttar Pradesh and four other eastern states.
Government today fixed wheat procurement target at 30.05 million tonnes during the marketing year starting April as against 28 million tonnes purchased by FCI during this year.
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