Kharif Paddy

Congress's Randeep Singh Surjewala hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre over its decision to postpone procurement of Kharif paddy till Oct 11, alleging that it is a clear conspiracy to end the paddy procurement at Minimum Support Price.

Government has procured 889 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Kharif season 2020-21 till September 5, 2021

Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 has reached an all time high of over 425 metric tonnes.

The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy marginally by Rs 72 per quintal to Rs 1,940 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year, while the rates of other kharif crops were also hiked.

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif season of 2020-21 has touched an all time high of 805 LMT, surpassing the previous high of 773.45 LMT

About 40.81 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing Rabi procurement operations.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced on Thursday that paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 session showed an increase of 23.67 per cent with purchase of over 436.20 lakh metric tonnes of paddy up to December 23, 2020 against 352.70 LMT last year.

Over 160 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived in Punjab mandis till Tuesday in the kharif season, which is 26 per cent higher over arrival in the corresponding period of last procurement season.

Paddy procurement at minimum support price (MSP) in Punjab, the food bowl of India, rose nine times to 15.99 lakh tonnes in the first 13 days of the ongoing kharif marketing season from 1.76 lakh tonne in the year-ago period, according to the Union Food Ministry.

A total of 23 per cent more paddy has been procured so far than last year during Kharif marketing season, Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Food and Public Distribution Department said on Wednesday.

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has sanctioned Rs 19,444 crore as the first instalment to Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Telangana for kharif paddy procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, according to a statement by the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry.

Paddy, the primary crop of the kharif season, is likely to be hit as June as well as July are expected to be rain-deficit

The Narendra Modi government has cleared a new list of minimum support price for 14 summer (kharif) crops -- the biggest in its tenure that will cost the state nearly Rs 15,000 crore in public funds. The minimum support price for paddy has been hiked by Rs 200, or about 13 per cent, and the rest by up to 50 per cent.The decision, taken by the Union...

MSP (minimum support price) has been hiked to honour the Budget 2018 promise of offering farmers the price of at least 1.5 times of the cost of input

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the minimum support price for kharif crops, including paddy, will be fixed at least 1.5 times of the production cost in the Cabinet meeting next week.

Congress's Randeep Singh Surjewala hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre over its decision to postpone procurement of Kharif paddy till Oct 11, alleging that it is a clear conspiracy to end the paddy procurement at Minimum Support Price.

Government has procured 889 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Kharif season 2020-21 till September 5, 2021

Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 has reached an all time high of over 425 metric tonnes.

The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy marginally by Rs 72 per quintal to Rs 1,940 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year, while the rates of other kharif crops were also hiked.

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif season of 2020-21 has touched an all time high of 805 LMT, surpassing the previous high of 773.45 LMT

About 40.81 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing Rabi procurement operations.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced on Thursday that paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 session showed an increase of 23.67 per cent with purchase of over 436.20 lakh metric tonnes of paddy up to December 23, 2020 against 352.70 LMT last year.

Over 160 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived in Punjab mandis till Tuesday in the kharif season, which is 26 per cent higher over arrival in the corresponding period of last procurement season.

Paddy procurement at minimum support price (MSP) in Punjab, the food bowl of India, rose nine times to 15.99 lakh tonnes in the first 13 days of the ongoing kharif marketing season from 1.76 lakh tonne in the year-ago period, according to the Union Food Ministry.

A total of 23 per cent more paddy has been procured so far than last year during Kharif marketing season, Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Food and Public Distribution Department said on Wednesday.

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has sanctioned Rs 19,444 crore as the first instalment to Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Telangana for kharif paddy procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, according to a statement by the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry.

Paddy, the primary crop of the kharif season, is likely to be hit as June as well as July are expected to be rain-deficit

The Narendra Modi government has cleared a new list of minimum support price for 14 summer (kharif) crops -- the biggest in its tenure that will cost the state nearly Rs 15,000 crore in public funds. The minimum support price for paddy has been hiked by Rs 200, or about 13 per cent, and the rest by up to 50 per cent.The decision, taken by the Union...

MSP (minimum support price) has been hiked to honour the Budget 2018 promise of offering farmers the price of at least 1.5 times of the cost of input

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the minimum support price for kharif crops, including paddy, will be fixed at least 1.5 times of the production cost in the Cabinet meeting next week.