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Govt procures 10.7 million tonnes of paddy at MSP for Rs 20,180 crore

Government-owned FCI and state procurement agencies have bought 106.88 lakh tonnes of paddy so far in the kharif marketing season for Rs 20,180 crore, an official statement said on Wednesday

Govt procures 9.81 mn tonnes of paddy at MSP for Rs 18,540 crore

State-owned FCI and state procurement agencies have bought 98.19 lakh tonnes of paddy till Monday for Rs 18,540 crore. "Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is progressing at a fast pace in the procuring states/UTs of Punjab, Haryana, UP, TN, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, J&K and Kerala with purchase of over 98.19 lakh tonnes of paddy up to October 19 from 8.54 lakh farmers valuing Rs 18,539.86 crore at MSP (Minimum Support Price) rate of Rs 18,880 per tonne," an official statement said. Paddy Procurement during corresponding period of Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2019-20 was 80.20 lakh tonnes. Procurement in the current season exceeds 22.43 per cent than the previous season, it added. Based on the proposal from the states, approval was accorded for procurement of 42.46 lakh tonnes of pulses and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under the Price Support ...

32,12,439 MT paddy purchased from over 283,000 farmers till October 9

In the procuring States, purchase of 32,12,439 MT of paddy has taken place up to October 9 from over 2.83 lakh farmers with an MSP outflow of Rs 6,065.09 crore

Telangana to set up 6,000 paddy purchasing centres to procure foodgrain

As per the Chief Minister's Office, It was also decided that the Paddy would be purchased for any number of days

UP plans Rs 3,000 cr loan for procuring paddy as farm bills protests mount

State seeks funds for minimum support price it will pay to farmers, guarantees interest on loan.

Over 16,400 tonnes paddy procured at MSP from Punjab, Haryana: Govt

Centre on Tuesday said 16,420 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 31 crore has been procured at MSP in the last 72 hours from farmers in Punjab and Haryana, while procurement has just commenced in other states

Due to early arrival paddy procurement to commence in Punjab from today

The state government has directed to lift the procured crop within 48-hours

Immediate paddy procurement at MSP in Punjab, Haryana amid farm bill stir

The official reason given by Centre is that procurement had to start early in the wake of early arrival of the kharif crop in the two states

MSP procurement of kharif paddy begins immediately in Punjab, Haryana: Govt

According to the ministry, state procuring agencies including Food Corporation of India (FCI) are in a state of readiness for smoothly undertaking procurement operations

Market fee, rural cess on cotton, paddy variety to be reduced: Khattar

The chief minister made the announcement during a meeting held late this evening with heads of the Haryana State Grain Markets Association.

Unseasonal rains damage paddy worth over Rs 8,000 cr in Chhattisgarh

The huge stocks of paddy that the farmers had maintained for selling were reportedly damaged following heavy rains in the state the past three days

Chhattisgarh to procure paddy at MSP, compensate farmers separately

Move follows Centre's refusal to buy grain from states paying more than minimum support price; state govt had purchased paddy at Rs 2,500 a quintal last year

Paddy prices staging modest recovery after hitting rock bottom

Exporters hopeful of Iran market improving next year

High drama over paddy purchase in Chhattisgarh as BJP skips key meeting

Congress govt in the state had been mounting pressure on Centre to allow procurement at a higher price

Chhattisgarh at loggerheads with Centre over paddy MSP, pool quota

Central govt rejects state demand saying norms can't be changed only for Chhattisgarh just to accommodate the higher procurement price it was paying farmmers for paddy

Chhattisgarh auto sales surge, backed by rural growth amid slowdown

A slump in sales across the country has plunged the sector into a severe crisis

Stock in hand, govt marginally hikes MSP of paddy, pulses for kharif season

The government's rice and wheat stocks in the central pool as of June 1 was estimated to be around 74.14 million tonnes

Odisha CM, other BJD leaders protest in Delhi for increase in MSP for paddy

The BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday attended a sit-in of his party here, demanding increase in minimum support price for paddy and slamming the Modi government for not keeping its promises. He charged that despite repeated requests to the Centre to raise the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy to 2,930 per quintal, they were ignored. "The BJP came to power with assurance of increasing the minimum support price of food grain as per the Swaminathan formula. I have gone to the Centre many times with this demand, but it has been ignored. It was promised by the BJP in 2014, but they have forgotten their promise after coming to power," he said. Patanaik said his government has announced a progressive agricultural programme called 'KALIA' that will cost Rs 10,000 crore over three years, further irrigation of 10 lakh hectares of farmland is also nearing completion. "We make the promises and keep them," he asserted. Patnaik is scheduled to meet the President

BJD to hold mega rally in Delhi on Jan 8 to demand paddy MSP hike

BJD demanded that the Centre take immediate action on its unfulfilled promise made in 2014 on increasing the minimum support price

Unsound Modinomics of MSPs

The consequences of overproduction of paddy and sugarcane are particularly grievous