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Rabi procurement starts slowly across North India amid distress sale fears
In MP, farmers say sales under new 'Sauda Patrak' method below MSP; Haryana mustard farmers wait for their turn to sell
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Punjab, Haryana to begin wheat procurement with social distancing in mind
Haryana, Punjab take different routes to ensure social distancing at mandis
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India to export 90,000 tonnes of surplus wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon
. According to the second government estimate, the country is set to harvest a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonne in the 2019-20 crop year on the back of good rains
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Coronavirus lockdown: Govt likely to delay wheat procurement by a fortnight
India's wheat crop was estimated at a record 106.21 mt in the second official Advance Estimate some months earlier.
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Commodity picks: 23 February, 2020
Prices are expected to trade lower towards Rs 1,600 per quintal given the expected new arrivals
15.05 lakh ton wheat and rice sold in open market till Nov 20: Govt
The government, through the FCI, sells wheat and rice to bulk consumer/traders/state governments from the central pool at pre-determined prices in the open market from time to time
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Wheat MSP raised by 4.6% to Rs 1925/qtl, but it's still lowest in 5 years
Minimum support price for wheat will now be Rs 1,925 a quintal, lowest in the last five years
Cabinet raises support price by Rs 85 a qtl for wheat, Rs 325 for pulses
The CCEA has approved Rs 85 per quintal hike in wheat MSP to Rs 1,925 per quintal for the 2019-20 rabi crop, up from Rs 1,840 per quintal last year
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MSP for wheat to be increased by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 for 2020: Javadekar
The revised purchase price of 1,925 rupees per 100 kg for 2020 compares with 1,840 rupees a year ago, he said
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Cabinet raises support price by Rs 85 a qtl for wheat, Rs 325 for pulses
A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Amid farmers' protest, govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 105 a quintal for 2018-19
The MSP of wheat was Rs 1,735 per quintal in the 2017-18 crop year
